Elwell v. Tatum

KEY, Associate Justice.

This suit was instituted by appellant, James Elwell, against F. M. Tatum, J. F. Lewis, J. H. Galbraith, W. L. Abbott, J. P. Gibson, and George M. Snodgrass, on seven written obligations, denominated bonds, and forty interest coupons, originally attached to said bonds. The bonds were signed by the defendants, and immediately following their signatures are the words, ‘ ‘ Trustees M. E. Church South, at Lampasas.” The coupons are signed by the defendants without any other words.

The defendants pleaded a general denial, and that the obligations sued on were executed by them…