Harpold v. Moss
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Johnson .County. In an action by Harpold against Moss and others, the trial court directed the finding of a verdict for the latter. Harpold appealed, and on affirmance obtained a writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiep Justice Gaines
delivered the opinion of the court.
S. E. Moss brought suit against Clay Harpold to recover upon two notes, one for $1,500, given for a town lot and to enforce a lien, and the other for $715 for money lent secured by a lien upon certain shares of stock in The Texas Johnson Grass Exterminating Company.
Harpold then sued Moss and others to recover of Moss $5,000 which he alleged Moss promised to pay him for fifty-one shares in the before mentioned company. He also alleged that the company which was managed by Moss and the other defendants had made large profits in the…
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