Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas: 1873, Volume 38Hutchings Print. House (etc.), 1874 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... , Musick & Co. , on the eighth of November , 1869 , thirty - eight days after they received the bill , would exempt them from the necessity of presenting · Argument for the appellant . it for payment , that 1873. ] 5 PLATZER V. NORRIS & Co.
... , Musick & Co. , on the eighth of November , 1869 , thirty - eight days after they received the bill , would exempt them from the necessity of presenting · Argument for the appellant . it for payment , that 1873. ] 5 PLATZER V. NORRIS & Co.
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... received more than he was entitled to ; on the con- trary , where the protocol and testimonio have been exe- cuted in full compliance with the existing laws , and defi- nitely describing the land granted by known and fixed boundaries ...
... received more than he was entitled to ; on the con- trary , where the protocol and testimonio have been exe- cuted in full compliance with the existing laws , and defi- nitely describing the land granted by known and fixed boundaries ...
Page 37
... received for the benefit of all , all will be equally bound as makers of the obligation . 2. Where the petition alleges that the defendant executed through his agent the instrument sued on , though the name of the defendant be not ...
... received for the benefit of all , all will be equally bound as makers of the obligation . 2. Where the petition alleges that the defendant executed through his agent the instrument sued on , though the name of the defendant be not ...
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... received as evidence without further proof against only those whose names appear thereto in some way , and the suit must be founded in whole or in part on such signed paper . The mere charge in the peti- tion that the draft was signed ...
... received as evidence without further proof against only those whose names appear thereto in some way , and the suit must be founded in whole or in part on such signed paper . The mere charge in the peti- tion that the draft was signed ...
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... received by and for the benefit of all . The allegations of the petition charge A. Sessums & Co. as the makers of the draft sued on by their agent S. H. Brooks . The answers to these allegations are a general denial , and a special ...
... received by and for the benefit of all . The allegations of the petition charge A. Sessums & Co. as the makers of the draft sued on by their agent S. H. Brooks . The answers to these allegations are a general denial , and a special ...
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