Strickland v. Duffie
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error from Bexar County Court for Civil Cases; John H.'Clark, Judge. Suit by James T. Duffie and others against J. H. Strickland and the Stewart Title Guaranty Company. Judgment for plaintiff in the county court modifying a judgment of- the justice court for- plaintiff, and J. H. ’ Strickland brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
This is a suit by James T. Duffie agáinst J. H. Strickland and the Stewart Title Guaranty Company to recover $200. The suit was begun in the justice’s court on an open account for $200. The Stewart Title Guaranty Company disclaimed any interest in the $200, and answered that it was holding the same under the terms of a contract between Strickland and Duffie, whereby an exchange of property was made by them and the money deposited with the Title Guaranty Company by Duffie as security to Strickland that he would perform the conditions of-the contract-; that Strickland claimed that Duf-fie had…
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