Reavis v. Blackshear
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Leon. The case was tried before Hon. Robert S. Gould, one of the district judges. . As the decision turned upon the principle that the contract was itself a nullity, the history given by the court is deemed sufficient.
1Opinion of the CourtMorrill, C. J.
Suit was brought on the following note: “ On the first day of January, 1865, we, or either of us, promise to pay L. A. Blackshear (administrator of the estate of J. A. Blackshear, deceased) $200, value received, for hire of servant Horry. "We also agree to give said girl two summer suits of clothes and a winter suit, consisting of a dress, underskirt, under-garments, sack, two pairs of shoes, and a blanket or quilt, pay doctor’s bills, taxes, &c.; to be paid in the currency of the Confederate States, if then paid, and ten per pent, interest after maturity, March 5,1864. S. A. Reavis,
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