Chapman v. Crichet

Mr. Judge SMEDLEY,

of the Commission of Appeals, delivered the opinion for the court.

On trial without a jury in district court judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiffs in error against defendant in error and A. R. McMahon jointly and severally for the amount of the principal, interest and attorney’s fees due on five negotiable promissory notes, each in the sum of $500.00, and for foreclosure of a deed of trust lien on a tract of land in El Paso County. On appeal by defendant in error only the Court of Civil Appeals reformed the judgment of the district court by eliminating the part of it…