Chambers & Thigpen v. Cannon
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Morris. Tried below before the Hon. B. F. Estes. This suit was brought by Henry Cannon, and Millie Cannon in the district court of Morris county, on the 22d day of February, A. D. 1883, against G. C. Chambers and F. M. Thigpen for §75 actual and §75 exemplary damages, and for the restraining of the sale of a mule valued at §50, levied upon by F. M. Thigpen as constable of precinct number one, Morris county, Texas, by virtue of an execution issued out of the…
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Error from Morris. Tried below before the Hon. B. F. Estes. This suit was brought by Henry Cannon, and Millie Cannon in the district court of Morris county, on the 22d day of February, A. D. 1883, against G. C. Chambers and F. M. Thigpen for §75 actual and §75 exemplary damages, and for the restraining of the sale of a mule valued at §50, levied upon by F. M. Thigpen as constable of precinct number one, Morris county, Texas, by virtue of an execution issued out of the justice court for that precinct on the 12th day of February, 1883, for the sum of §77.92, in favor of G. C. Chambers and…
1Opinion of the Court
Willie, Chief Justice.
That the district court had jurisdiction to grant the injunction, issued in this cause, is now well settled law in this court. County of Anderson v. Kennedy, 58 Tex., 616.
Having thus obtained jurisdiction of the cause, it was authorized to take cognizance of it for all the purposes of the suit. It is a well recognized principle in courts of equity, that, having acquired jurisdiction of the cause, the full merits of the controversy, as presented by either party, will be adjudicated. Willis v. Gordon, 22 Tex., 243; Bourke v. Vanderlip’s Ex’rs, id., 221; Witt v. Kaufman, 25…
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