Mixon v. Symonds

STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

Emmott Brothers, doing business at Denison, Texas, made a chattel mortgage upon their entire stock in trade to their friend, H. G. Symonds, to secure certain promissory notes held by their sister and bookkeeper, E. Louise Emmott, against them, and an attorney fee charged for the preparation of the instrument. The goods were seized under attachment process and appropriated by Waples, Platter & Co. to the payment of a debt due them from said firm. From a judgment against them and the officer who levied the writ, as well as against certain sureties, for the value of…