Grandjean v. Story
Texas Commission of Appeals
Appeal from Bexar county. Opinion by Quinan, J. Statement.— The following statement from the appellees’ brief is a fair statement of the nature of this action: This was an action of trespass by W. It. Story against Anton Horn, commenced January 21, 1874. On the 30th of the same month the defendant filed a general demurrer and general denial, with the plea of “not guilty.”
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Appeal from Bexar county. Opinion by Quinan, J. Statement.— The following statement from the appellees’ brief is a fair statement of the nature of this action: This was an action of trespass by W. It. Story against Anton Horn, commenced January 21, 1874. On the 30th of the same month the defendant filed a general demurrer and general denial, with the plea of “not guilty.” On April 3, 1874, Ulysses Grandjean malees himself a party defendant, alleging himself to be the owner of the land described in the petition, and says further that he purchased the same from John G. Ward and wife; that at…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion.-—The assignments of error in this case are of a character so general and sweeping as to require no notice of them seriatim. They are totally wanting in that definiteness of specification necessary to inform us of the very errors complained of.'
We will consider only those points made by the appellants in their brief.
It is objected that the defendant’s demurrer was improperly overruled, but there is nothing in the record to show that the attention of the court was called to it, or that it was in fact overruled, and therefore must be considered as waived.
Bills of exception are reserved…
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