Legal Opinion
Presley v. Cooper
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 9, 1955No. A-5264PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hickman
This suit was instituted by petitioner, J. C. Presley, against respondents, T. Cooper and Eli Willis, for damages for the alleged conversion by them of two mares. Respondents denied that they had converted the mares and Cooper filed a cross-action for debt and damages against Presley. Both Presley and Cooper filed motions for summary judgments. The motion of Presley was overruled and the motion of Cooper was granted. That judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. 278 S.W. 2d 237.
The suit grew out of a written contract, dated October 14, 1952, by the terms of which Cooper agreed to…
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