Legal Opinion

Demetri v. McCoy

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 12, 1912PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Calhoun County Court; Wil-lett Wilson, Judge. Action' by C. H. McCoy against Thomas Demetri. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtPleasants, C. J.

This suit was brought by appellee against the appellant to recover the sum of $280, alleged to be due upon a rent contract executed by plaintiff and defendant, by the ’ terms of which plaintiff rented to the defendant, for a term of one year commencing on January 1, 1908, a store building owned by plaintiff in the city of Port Lavaca, for which the defendant agreed to pay plaintiff the sum of $480 in monthly installments of $40 each.

The defendant’s answer contains a general demurrer and special exceptions, attacking the petition on the ground that it did not sufficiently describe the rented…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cotulla v. Thomas Goggan & Bros.Texas Supreme Court · 1890
  2. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. SettegastTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Andrews v. KeyTexas Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Landa v. HeermannTexas Supreme Court · 1892
  5. Jacobs v. Nussbaum & ScharffCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Cauble v. HansonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1923
  2. Rockhold v. Lucky Tiger Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1927
  3. Trippett v. Nash McLarty Motor Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1925
  4. Goodman v. Republic Inv. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1919
  5. Goffinet v. Broome BaldwinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919

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