First National Bank of San Angelo v. Sheffield

SHANNON, Justice.

Appellant, The First National Bank of San Angelo, assignee of Bill Taylor, sued appellee, Buford Sheffield, on a sworn account to recover $513.00 which represented charges for hauling cattle from Brady to Corsicana. Upon trial to the court, judgment was entered that appellant take nothing.

In answer to appellant’s sworn petition, appellee pleaded, among other things, that the debt was not his, but rather was that of C. D. Wyche who had bought the cattle from appellee. Appellee pleaded, in this connection, that he had arranged with Taylor to haul the cattle at Wyche’s cost.…