Legal Opinion
Clark v. Gillespie
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 1888No. 5714PublishedCited by 26 opinions
Appeal from Tarrant. Tried below before the Hon. A. J. Booty.
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, Associate Justice.
This is a contest between material men over a balance in the hands of Smith & Jarvis, for whom one Brownlee built a house. Gillespie brought suit January 29, 1885, to subject the balance to his debt, alleged to have been established December 17, 1884, against the funds remaining in the hands of the owners of the house.
March 9, 1885, Clark & Clark, who held an account for materials, etc., brought suit against Smith & Jarvis, and against Brownlee, principal, and Lake, Runtleman and Gillespie, sureties, on a bond to Smith & Jarvis with conditions protecting them in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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3Cited by26 opinions
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