Bright v. Briscoe

This is a suit by appellee against appellant, administrator of the estate of J. M. Bright, deceased, to cancel certain promissory notes, executed by appellee to said J. M. Bright, amounting in the aggregate to $4,300. It was alleged that deceased had agreed with appellee, in 1914, that, in consideration of legal services rendered by appellee in the past and legal services to be rendered in the future, during the life of said J. M. Bright, he would cancel the indebtedness due by appellee to deceased. Appellee prayed for specific performance and the cancellation of the promissory notes. The…