Rush v. Lester
Rush v. Lester
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
§ ÍÍ2. Pleading in justice's court; a plea which is abandoned in justice's court cannot be entertained on appeal in the county court. Appellant sued appellee in justice’s court upon a promissory note. Appellee pleaded fraud, on the part of appellant in obtaining the execution of said note, and also pleaded failure of consideration. He, however, expressly abandoned the plea of failure of consideration, and that issue was not tried in justice’s court. On a trial de novo, upon appeal to the county court, appellee in that court renewed his plea of failure of consideration, and appellant moved to strike out said plea, because it was inadmissible to plead a defense in the county court which had not been pleaded and relied upon in the court a quo. This motion was overruled and judgment was rendered for appellee. Held: The plea of fail
Reversed and remanded.
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