Citizens' Guaranty State Bank v. Johnson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Travis County; George Calhoun, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Emma Johnson against the Citizens’ Guaranty State Bank and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtKey, C. J.
Mrs. Emma Johnson brought this suit against the Citizens’ Guaranty State Bank, J. W. Carlson, and Joe^ Jester for damages on account of the alleged conversion by the defendants of 10 bales of cotton, alleged to be the property of the plaintiff. She alleged that on January 3, 1916, Ed. Zar and his wife,. Malvina Zar, executed a mortgage to her, which covered the cotton in question, and that thereafter Ed. Zar sold and delivered same to her in part payment of the mortgage debt.
The defendants filed a joint answer, consisting of a general denial and a special plea, asserting the bank’s right to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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