Burton v. Anderson
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Nacogdoches. This suit was brought by the appellee against the appellant to recover the sum of $2,10.0 and interest, which sum the appellee averred he had paid for the appellant at his special instance and request in the city of Mobile. The testimony pleaded the general issue, payment and setoff.
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Appeal from Nacogdoches. This suit was brought by the appellee against the appellant to recover the sum of $2,10.0 and interest, which sum the appellee averred he had paid for the appellant at his special instance and request in the city of Mobile. The testimony pleaded the general issue, payment and setoff. The testimony showed that the appellant was indebted to the firm of McCown & Co., of Mobile, in the state of Alabama, in a large sum of money, and that the firm of McCown & Co. was indebted to the appellee by due bill in the sum of $2,000 principal and $80.44 interest; that on the 17th…
1Opinion of the CourtLipsoomb, J.
The appellee, Anderson, brought his suit against the appellant, Burton, to recover money paid by him for the said Burton, at his special instance and request in Mobile. There was proof that Burton was indebted to the firm of A. McCown & Co., and- that A. McCown & Co. were indebted to Anderson for two thousand dollars besides interest, for which he held their due bill. It was further in proof that by an arrangement between Anderson and Burton at Mobile, at the counting house of A. McCown & Co., Burton had the benefit of the due bill mentioned, which was credited to him by Mc-Cown & Co. on…
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