Hailey v. Pollard

Texas Supreme Court
Hailey v. Pollard, 31 Tex. 604 (Tex. 1869)
Morrill

Hailey v. Pollard

Opinion of the Court

Morrill, O. J.

—Pollard, as indorsee of a promissory note made by Hailey, brought suit thereon, to which Hai*605ley pleaded that the payment of the note was to be made in Confederate money, and that this money was worth only one-fifth of its nominal value.

The cause was submitted to the judge without a jury, who gave a judgment on the note for the sum called for therein. Quite a number of witnesses were examined upon the question at issue, and, among others, the payee of the note. We concur in the views of the district judge both as to the facts and the law, and affirm the judgment.

Judgment affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Thomas J. Hailey v. Wright T. Pollard
Status
Published
Syllabus
Where the defendant proved that the consideration of a note was Confederate money, and therefore void, and the proof was that it was given for horses, about the value of which there was no proof, the court (the case was tried by the judge) did right to find the law and the facts for the plaintiff.