Legal Opinion
Watrous v. Halbrook
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1873PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from Travis. Tried below before the Hon. J. P. Richardson. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtOgden, P. J.
This suit was brought by the heirs of John S. Storrs against the estate of D. E. Watrous, on the following instrument of writing, viz.:
“$2771.62.
Montevallo, June 1, 1858.
“Ten months after date pay to the order of John S. Storrs two thousand seven hundred and seventy-one and tVv dollars, value received, and charge to account of
“D. E. Watrous‘
“T9-—, Mobile, AlaT
*578The petition charged that for a valuable consideration from John S. Storrs to him thereunto moving, said Daniel E. Watrous executed and delivered to said Storrs the instrument of writing above set out, and that thereby saidWatrous…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ball v. AllenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1819
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