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18 Tex. 615

Dever v. Branch

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1857

Texas Supreme Court · decided 1857-07-01

Tried below before the Hon. Peter W. Gray. Suit by appellees, commenced in the District Court, August 25th, 1854, for damages and failure to pay over money. For the facts out of which this case arose, see previous case of Branch v. Dever. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs for $250, and interest, making $291 22. No statement of facts, or bill of exceptions.

Decided 1857-07-01

Wheeler, J.

¶1Upon the general demurrer the question was whether the petition set out substantially a good cause of action ; and it cannot be doubted that it did. If it was intended to object that a demand should have been averred, the objection ought to have been taken specially by exception. But upon the case as stated no demand was necessary. (Mitchell v. McLemore, 9 Tex. R. 151.)

¶2That this Court will not revise the ruling of the Court below upon instructions where there is no statement of facts, is settled beyond question by repeated decisions. (Lipscomb v. Armstrong, 11 Tex. R. 649.)

¶3There is no error in the judgment and it is affirmed.

¶4Judgment affirmed.

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