Watkins v. P. J. Willis & Bro.
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. W. H. Stewart. The opinion states the case. The charge of the court, which is short, will be found in appellees’ brief.
1Opinion of the Court
West, Associate Justice.
This was a suit brought by the appellees against the appellants on two promissory notes executed March 17, 1877, for ($715) seven hundred and fifteen dollars, each, due one day after date. The suit was filed 21st March, 1881. The only matter to be considered is, were the notes barred by the statute of limitation at the time the suit was brought?
The notes under our statute were entitled to the usual days of grace. Could a suit have been brought on them on the third day of grace, or would such an action have been premature? It may be inferred from the cases of Campbell…
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