Masters v. Hunt

CONNER, (3. J.

Appellant, Masters, sued to recover a balance of $75 alleged to be due upon a promissory note executed by the ap-pellee J. H. Hunt, and to foreclose a chattel mortgage lien upon personal property in which the appellee First Guaranty State Bank of Aubrey, Tex., was alleged to claim an interest, and which property was of the alleged value of $500. Hunt defended on the ground that the alleged balance had been liquidated under the terms of a contract made between plaintiff, Masters, and the said Hunt for the sale of certain lands owned by Masters. A jury trial resulted in a verdict…