Goode v. Martinez
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Cameron County Court; O. C. Dancy, Judge. - Action by S. Martinez against Jack Goode. From judgment for defendant in a justice’s court, plaintiff appealed to the county court, where be obtained judgment, from which defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
Appellee sued to recover $199, alleged to be the value of a Ford automobile which was unlawfully converted to his own use by appellant. In the justice’s court he recovered nothing, but on appeal to the county court he obtained judgment for $75. The facts show that appellant, as agent of the First State Bank of Rio Hondo, took possession of the ear under a recorded chattel mortgage executed by Juan Gutierrez to said hank. By the terms of the mortgage, under certain contingencies,- which arose, the mortgagee could declare the debt matured, and authority was given the mortgagee in such event,…
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