Legal Opinion

J. Williams & Co. v. Verne

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 3, 1887No. 5697PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from Wise. Tried below before the Hon. F. E. Piner.

1Opinion of the Court

Gaines, Associate Justice.

The court did not err in overruling the exceptions of appellants, who were defendants in the court below, to plaintiff’s amended petition.

The original petition, it is true, was filed upon a legal holiday, and the statute provides that no civil suit shall be commenced, or any process issued or served on such day, except in certain cases. (Rev. Stats., art. 1184.) But defendants first answered *416by a general demurrer and general denial and thereby, as we think waived any objection to the further prosecution of the action by reason of the irregularity in filing the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Kleinecke v. WoodwardTexas Supreme Court · 1874
  2. Todd v. WillisTexas Supreme Court · 1886

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Byrd v. Estate of Nelms, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2004
  2. Erback v. DonaldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
  3. Hanover Fire Insurance v. Shrader & RogersTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  4. O'DONNELL v. Smith, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2007
  5. Strickland, Admr v. Sandmeyer, Admrx.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1899

9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API