Legal Opinion

Diamond v. Duncan

Texas Supreme Court

Decided January 27, 1915No. 2324PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Fifth Supreme Judicial District. Action by Eugene Duncan against W. L. Diamond. A judgment for plaintiff was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals (138 S. W. 429), and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.

From the opinion and the briefs and argument of parties, we make the following statement of facts as they were presented to the jury on behalf of the plaintiff, Duncan:

The Court of Civil Appeals said that the evidence was conflicting, and, it being conflicting, we must adopt that statement which is most favorable to Duncan, in whose favor the jury found on the issues presented. We therefore make the following brief statement of what we understand to be substantially the facts proved by plaintiff below: Diamond and Duncan were old friends and had been closely associated for many years. Diamond…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Backus v. AmesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
  2. Kaw Brick Co. v. HogsettMissouri Court of Appeals · 1898

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Burroughs v. BunchCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  2. Dalton v. Norwich Union Fire Ins. Soc.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1919
  3. McCall v. MarshallTexas Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Co v. Hubbs-Johnson Motor Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1931
  5. Cateora v. British Atlantic Assurance, Ltd., of NassauDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1968

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