33 Tex. 461
Decided July 1, 1870
Texas Supreme Court · decided 1870-07-01
Error from Rusk. Tried below before the Hon. J. B. Williamson. ■ The opinion clearly1 indicates the general character of the suit.
Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently June 1941
1 federal appellate ·
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Decided 1870-07-01
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¶1An illegal contract can acquire no validity by transfer before or after maturity. The note sued on was given in aid of the rebellion. (See Story on Bills, § 198, 415, 1 Parsons on Contracts, 242; Kent’s Commentaries, vol. 3, page 80.)
¶2The judgment is reversed and cause dismissed, at the cost of the appellee.