Ayo v. Robertson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; Wm. Masterson, Judge. Action by Mrs. J. O. Robertson and husband against Tony Ayo and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
This appeal proceeds from a $2,500 judgment entered by the court below in favor of appellees against appellants upon a jury’s verdict. The verdict was returned for $3,000, but $500 of that amount was remitted before entry of the judgment.
While most of the assignments presented are at least subject to some of the objections interposed against them, since their evident purpose is to call in question the fundamental sufficiency of the pleadings and proof to support the judgment rendered, In the indulgence of a preference to slough off the trappings of mere procedural matters and get down to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cole v. State Ex Rel. CoboliniTexas Supreme Court · 1914
- City of San Antonio v. AshtonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Curtin v. Harris CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- El Paso & Northeastern Railroad v. SawyerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909
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