Richardson v. Bermuda Land & Live Stock Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; S. G. Tayloe, Judge. Action by Asher Richardson against the Bermuda Land & Live Stock Company. On plaintiff’s death, the action was continued in the name of Mary I. Richardson and another, his executors. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtCobbs, J.
The petition discloses that ap-pellee is a private corporation, organized under the laws of Texas. This action was instituted by Asher Richardson against the Bermuda Land & Live Stock Company on a note, or contract in writing, alleged to have been executed by defendant as an inducement to said Richardson to build a railroad connecting certain points in Dimmit and La Salle counties, Tex. Richardson having died prior to a trial of said cause, same was, on motion of Mary I. Richardson and Littleton V. Richardson, independent executors of Asher Richardson, ordered by the court to continue in the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bond v. Terrell Cotton & Woolen Manufacturing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1891
- Franco-Texan Land Company v. McCormickTexas Supreme Court · 1893
- McCaleb v. Boerne Electric Power & Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1915
3Cited by1 opinion
- Richardson v. Bermuda Land & Live Stock Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1921