Morris v. Alworth

This is a suit brought by S. H. and J. D. Morris against T. J. Alworth, and was numbered and entitled in the trial court S. H.Morris et al. v. T. J. Alworth, No. 14,122. The nature of the suit — to quote from appellants’ brief — is one “for damages for an alleged breach of a written contract between the parties, dated September 29th, 1928.” The defendant, in addition to general and special exceptions, pleaded a general denial, waiver, and estoppel and rés adjudieata. The defense of res adjudieata consisted of allegations to the effect that, in another suit in the same court, being No. 13,840,…