Reid v. Reid
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Victoria. The petition alleged that J. B. Reid, the defendant, was one of the firm of Reed & Robinson. It was neither averred in the petition nor proved at the trial, that Reid & Robinson were merchants; nor that R. M. Ellis. & Co. had been sued to the first Term of the Court, or &c.; nor that they resided beyond the jurisdiction of the Court.
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Appeal from Victoria. The petition alleged that J. B. Reid, the defendant, was one of the firm of Reed & Robinson. It was neither averred in the petition nor proved at the trial, that Reid & Robinson were merchants; nor that R. M. Ellis. & Co. had been sued to the first Term of the Court, or &c.; nor that they resided beyond the jurisdiction of the Court. This suit was brought July 19th, 1852. The defendant did not file an affidavit in writing, denying the execution of the draft. When the plaintiff offered the draft in evidence, the defendant objected to the same, on the ground that Tynor’s…
1Opinion of the CourtLipscomb, J.
This suit was brought by the appellee, as the payee of a bill of exchange, against the drawer. A copy of the bill is as follows.
$1000. Gbaud Gulf, March 11th, 1851.
Twelve months after date, pay to the order of George W. Reid, one thousand dollars, value received, and charge the same to account of REID & ROBINSON,
Per E. M. Tzhok, Agent of the Guadalupe Navigation Co. To Messrs. R. M. Ellis & Co., New Orleans.
R. M. Ellis & Co., written across the face.
In the petition, the plaintiff alleges that this bill was. made and delivered to him, for a valuable consideration, by the authorized agent of…
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