Stafford v. Patterson & Nelson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Stonewall County Court; R. S. Tillotson, Judge. Suit by E. A. Patterson and D. C. Nelson, composing the copartnership firm of Patterson & Nelson, against Lee Stafford. From a judgment for plaintiffs and denying defendant any recovery on his counterclaim, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
This suit was instituted by E. A. Patterson and D. C. Nelson, composing the copartnership firm of Patterson & Nelson, against Lee Stafford, to recover $100 as profits which plaintiffs alleged they lost by reason of the failure of defendant to deliver to them five cars of cotton seed in accordance with his contract so to do. By writ of garnishment issued and served upon the First National Bank of Aspermont defendant was prevented from withdrawing from the bank the sum of $90.90 to his credit, and by reason of that fact defendant filed a counterclaim against plaintiffs for $195 as damages for…
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