Long v. Riley
Long v. Riley
Opinion of the Court
J. H. Riley, plaintiff, sued R. A. Long, defendant, in the district court of Collin county on fo.ur promissory notes, one note being for $750, and each of the other notes being for $321.40, alleging that said notes were given as part of the purchase money for certain tracts of land conveyed by plaintiff to defendant and described in plaintiff’s petition. Copies of the notes were attached to the petition, and each note provided that failure to pay same or any installment of interest thereon when due should at the election of the holder mature all said notes, and plaintiff alleged that defendant had made default in the payment of said note for $750, and that he' (plaintiff) elected to mature all said notes. Plaintiff also sued out a writ of sequestration, and possession of the premises was delivered to him by the sheriff of Collin county by virtue of said writ. Plaintiff prayed for judgment for the amount due on the notes, including attorney’s fees, and for foreclosure of his vendor’s lien. Defendant answered by general denial, and further alleged that at the time of the execution of the notes it was agreed and understood between plaintiff and defendant that the latter was to pay said $750 note out of the proceeds of an insurance policy to be collected thereafter, and that if said policy was not -collected when said note became due plaintiff was to carry the note until the policy was collected, and that by fraud, accident, and mistake such stipulation was not incorporated in the writing. Defendant also alleged payment of certain sums and that he had made valuable improvements, that the affidavit of sequestration was untrue, and that the suing out of the writ was malicious, and prayed that the contract with plaintiff be rescinded and for actual and exemplary damages. Plaintiff excepted to the parts of said answer which set up the parol agreement in regard to the $750, and to the allegations as to fraud, accident, and mistake, and to the allegations as to permanent and valuable improvements, which objections were by the court sustained. The cause was tried before a jury, and verdict rendered for plaintiff for the amount due on the notes and awarding defendant $275 on his cross-bill. Plaintiff filed a re-mittitur of $125, and judgment was rendered accordingly. Defendant filed a motion for new trial, which was overruled, and perfected his appeal to this court.
There are various assignments complain *81 ing of the admission of evidence, and certain clauses of the court’s charge, and the refusal of certain charges requested by appellant. These assignments have been carefully considered by us, and because none of them point out reversible error the same are overruled. The verdict was sufficient to sustain the judgment, and the same is affirmed.
Affirmed.
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