Brazee v. Woods
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Orange. Tried below before the Hon. Wm. Chambers. The opinions disclose the material facts. Part of the .assets of the firm, consisted of land, and the transfer of Woods, the retiring partner, to Sims and Brazee, was in the form of a bond to make title to the land, though it also assigned his interest in the personalty. The appeal was by Bra-zee’s administratrix alone.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
This is a suit by a retiring partner, Woods, the appellee, on a contract of the remaining partners to pay the debts of the firm. This contract is recited in an instrument of writing, conveying his one-third interest to all the real estate, machinery and assets of the firm, in consideration, among other things, that Sims and Brazee should indemnify him against all the liabilities of the firm of Sims & Co.
The petition avers, that among the liabilities of the firm of Sims & Co. was a certain note signed Sims & Woods ; and that judgment was afterwards recovered ngainst Woods, in the County Court…
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