Frazier v. Woodward, Squires & Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of Coryell county. STATEMENT. On the 23rd day of January, 1882, Woodward, Squires & Co., (a firm composed of W. B. Woodward, W. M. Squires and B. F. Friend, defendants in error,) filed their petition in the District Court of Coryell county against John Frazier and S. O, Frazier, plaintiffs in error, on a certain promissory note bearing date Dec. 30, 1881, and due one day after its date, and payable to Woodward, Squires & Co., for the sum of…
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Appeal from the District Court of Coryell county. STATEMENT. On the 23rd day of January, 1882, Woodward, Squires & Co., (a firm composed of W. B. Woodward, W. M. Squires and B. F. Friend, defendants in error,) filed their petition in the District Court of Coryell county against John Frazier and S. O, Frazier, plaintiffs in error, on a certain promissory note bearing date Dec. 30, 1881, and due one day after its date, and payable to Woodward, Squires & Co., for the sum of $390.26. The original note was attached to the petition as an exhibit, which they alleged to be due and unpaid. They prayed…
1Opinion of the Court
ORINIOR.
This suit was based upon a note for $390.26, dated December 30th, 1881, and bearing interest from date at the rate of eight per cent, per annum.
The plaintiffs in error were duly cited, but filed no answer; and, without any amendment of the petition, a judgment was rendered against plaintiffs in error June 12th, 1882, for the sum of $792.54. It was therein recited : “This day came the plaintiffs, by attorney, and announced ready for trial, when the following agreed judgment was rendered, etc.” There is a paper improperly copied into the record, neither signed by any person nor filed…
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