Griffith v. Griffith

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

On February 2, 1952, Wilma Dean Griffith sued Lloyd G. Griffith on a promissory note executed by defendant and payable to plaintiff at Benjamin, in Knox County, Texas. The note was for $15,000 principal, payable in two annual installments of $7,500, the first installment being due February 1, 1952, and the second February 1, 1953, bearing 6% interest payable annually, and providing for ten percent attorney’s fees if placed in the hands of an attorney for collection. She also sued to foreclose a deed of trust lien securing same. The note contained an optional…