Roby & Nichols v. Meyer & Bulte

HENRY, Associate Justice.

— The appellants brought this suit to recover damages. The court sustained a general demurrer to their petition and dismissed their suit.

The averments of the petition were substantially as follows:

“Plaintiffs were merchants and partners trading and doing business in the town of Seguin, in Guadalupe County, in the State of Texas, under the firm name and style of Roby & Nichols, and had been so doing-business under said firm name at said place for several years prior to said 11th day of November, 1886. On said day the plaintiffs, being indebted to defendants and to…