First National Bank in Dallas v. Hawn

BATEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit on a promissory note for $4,610.92. Two judgments were rendered, and the sole question presented here is whether the first was such a final judgment as would preclude the entry of the second. Appellee R. Dean Hawn filed suit on the note on March 20, 1962 against Jack Story and Murray Samuell. Both defendants were served and both answered by their attorney. Payments in the sum of $3,000 were made while the suit was pending. Appellee filed a motion for summary judgment against Story and Samuell for the unpaid balance of $1,610.92. On July 4, 1963, while the…