Legal Opinion
State Nat. Bank v. East Coast Oil Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 8, 1919No. 6130. [fn*]PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Bexar County ; J. T. Sluder, Judge. Suit by the State National Bank against the East Coast Oil Company and others. Plaintiff dismissed as to one of the unnamed defendants, and the other two unnamed defendants defaulted. From a judgment in its favor against the oil company, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSwearingen, J.
The statement of the nature and result of this suit and the issues presented by the petition and answer are accurately expressed in appellee’s brief:
“The State National Bank of San Antonio sued the East Coast Oil Company, as maker, and J. W. Barnes, James Segler, and C. H. Bown, as indorsers, of a bill or draft, which reads: ‘Good for $1,799.00 gold. Tampico, Mexico, June 30, 1915. At sight you will please pay to the order of J. W. Barnes the sum of one thousand seven hundred ninety-nine and @/ioo dollars, for value received, which you will charge with or without advice of yours truly. To O.…
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