Legal Opinion

Pate v. Woodville Mercantile Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 8, 1921No. 628Published

Appeal from District Court, Tyler County; D. F. Singleton, Judge. Action by Joe W. Pate against the Wood-ville Mercantile Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtHightower, C. J.

The appellant, Pate, was the plaintiff below, and sought to recover *917of the appellee, Woodville Mercantile Company, the value of 42 bales of cotton which appellant had delivered to appellee for shipment and sale by the latter, less certain offsets and credits to which it was admitted ap-pellee was entitled. Appellant’s petition alleged that after allowing all credits and offsets to which appellee was entitled, appellee still was due him for said cotton the amount of ¡¡53,800, for which he prayed judgment.

The appellee in its answer admitted that it had received the cotton from appellant, as…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Kelly v. GibbsTexas Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Allen v. PlummerTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Hardin v. BlackshearTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  4. Berry v. T. & N. O. R'yTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  5. P. W. Gallagher & Co. v. Goldfrank, Frank & Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1885

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