Legal Opinion
Cathey v. Weaver
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 6, 1916No. 5571PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Brown County ; John W. Goodwin, Judge. Action by F. B. Weaver against G. C. Cathey and others. Defendants other than Cathey were defaulted. Judgment for plain, •tiff, and Cathey appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
We copy from appellant's brief the following statement of the nature and result of this suit:
"In 1907, G. C. Cathey owned the land involved in this suit. He sold it to one E. E. McClain, and McClain executed a vendor's lien note on the land payable to Cathey, October 1, 1907, bearing 8 per cent. interest from date and providing for 10 per cent. attorney's fees. This note is still unpaid and owned by Cathey. The land was afterwards bought by G. H. T. Dodson, who gave a deed of trust thereon to plaintiff F. B. Weaver to secure a note for the sum of $2,160.75, making Wm. Koonce trustee. This was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mellinger v. City of Houston (Tex. 1-18-1887)Texas Supreme Court · 1887
- First National Bank v. Preston National BankTexas Supreme Court · 1893
- Power v. TelfordMississippi Supreme Court · 1882
3Cited by15 opinions
- Cathey v. WeaverTexas Supreme Court · 1922
- Howard v. StahlCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Bunn v. City of LaredoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Pecos Mercantile Co. v. McKnightCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923
- Hartely v. Langdon & CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
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