Hudson-Houston Lbr. Co. v. First State Bank

BENNETT, C.

This was a civil action wherein Hudson-Houston Lumber Company was plaintiff, and J. S. Melton, Frank Blevins and First State Bank of Ringling were defendants, and Mrs. Belle Melton later became a party as intervener.

The parties will be referred to as they appeared in trial court. Plaintiff’s petition alleged that, on the 1st day of May, 1922, J. S. Melton, for a valuable consideration executed and delivered to plaintiff his promissory note for $594.S0 due October 15, 1922, with interest and attorney’s fee, and lhat as a part of same transaction and for the purpose of securing…