Poff v. Miller
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Eighth Supreme Judicial District. Suit by Eloisa C. Poff against W. S. Miller. Judgment for plaintiff, and the defendant appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, which reversed the judgment, and rendered judgment for the defendant (217 S. W. 399), and the plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
This is an action in damages instituted in the district court of El Paso county, Tex., by Eioisa C. Poff against W. S. Miller, for the recovery of actual and exemplary damages resulting from an alleged wrongful issuance and levy of a sequestration writ. The case was tried without a jury, and the nature and result of the suit will fully appear from the findings of fact and conclusions of law filed by the trial court, as follows:
Findings of Fact.
I. “In September, 1917, the plaintiff, Eloisa Poff, a feme sole, called on the defendant, W. S. Miller, for a loan of $50; Miller at the time being…
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