Finegan v. Read
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Bowie. Tried below before Hon. John L. Sheppard. 1. The plaintiffs could join all the defendants in the same suit, because all of said defendants participated in the said suit of Martin Read and Eliza Read against the plaintiffs, Finegan and wife, were interested in, and connected with the said suit. 2. A joinder of both sets of securities as defendants in one action was not only proper for the protection of the plaintiffs, but also for the adjusting of the…
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Appeal from Bowie. Tried below before Hon. John L. Sheppard. 1. The plaintiffs could join all the defendants in the same suit, because all of said defendants participated in the said suit of Martin Read and Eliza Read against the plaintiffs, Finegan and wife, were interested in, and connected with the said suit. 2. A joinder of both sets of securities as defendants in one action was not only proper for the protection of the plaintiffs, but also for the adjusting of the matters of damages among the said sureties themselves. Dobbin y. Bryan, 5 Texas, 284; Walcott v. Hendrick, 6 Texas, 406;…
1Opinion of the Court
FINLEY, Associate Justice.
The appellants sued appellees, September 8, 1887, alleging that on February 21, 1882, Martin Read and Eliza Read sued appellants, C. Finegan and Amanda Finegan, for the title and possession of a certain tract of land situated in Bowie County, then belonging to appellants; that on said February 21, 1882, said Read and wife executed their sequestration bond, with H. W. Runnels and R. W. Read as sureties, in the said suit, for $300, payable to appellants, and conditioned according to law; that said Read and wife obtained a writ of sequestration in said suit, bearing…
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