Legal Opinion
Southern Surety Co. v. Bering Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 8, 1927No. 8855PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPleasants, C. J.
This litigation was begun by a suit brought by the South Texas Lumber Company against Andrew Ness to recover the sum of $1,609.80 alleged to be due upon an account for lumber and other building materials sold and delivered by plaintiff to defendant.
After the suit was filed, plaintiff therein sued out a writ of garnishment against the Houston Press Company, a private corporation domiciled in the city of Houston.
The Houston Press Company answered the writ and acknowledged an indebtedness to the defendant of $2,413.91, which it tendered into court. Thereafter the Bering Manufacturing Company,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Christmas v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Hess & Skinner Engineering Co. v. TurneyTexas Supreme Court · 1919
- Harlowe v. HudginsTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Smedley v. SpeckmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1907
- Colleps v. George W. Smith Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1916
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Central Nat. Bank v. Latham & Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1929
- Carroll v. HuntTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Martin v. BarclaysAmerican/Leasing, Inc. (In Re Martin)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1990
- Austin v. Public Nat. Bank of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
- Carroll v. HuntTexas Commission of Appeals · 1943
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