John A. Dickson Pub. Co. v. Bryan

This suit was instituted by appellant, a foreign corporation, against ap-pellees, seeking to recover on a surety bond which they had signed for one D. D. Dickson, who was alleged to be a nonresident of Texas, and totally insolvent, and was not therefore made a party defendant. The cause was tried to a jury, and at the conclusion of the testimony the court instructed a verdict for appellees.

Appellees, as a defense to plaintiff’s cause of action, alleged that appellant was a foreign corporation doing business in Texas without any permit, and was therefore not entitled to maintain this suit.…