The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-28
THE HIGHER COURTS.
suPREME COURT.

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4 ,arapberg, assignee, from Galveston
q unity: Willie, c. j. The mere fact that
n instrument does not contain terms of
u ,.raasance, cannot be at all decisive in
Examining the question whether it
II A,ubo Considered a mortgage or not.
Il !, fro,a INC entire instrument, either
'an1iug atoms or vowed in tho light of
~rouodiug circumstanc es, 1t appears
sphova IS en- given as q security, it must
n Ee~us,G5red mortgage. Where the
insfrumeut does not provide that the
lDo,,veY auce Of the goods shall be void
mon ibe payment of a certain sum Of
oalonsy by the grantor, but requires the
S+,ptee iQ dispose of the goods within
ssnecided time, aud apply the proceeds
r. debt due by him from the maker of
Seinstr ument and return the remain
sor Of the property LETT undisposed of in
Te hands of the grantor, and
rbilo /. does not provide that
beprapt0r shall continue 10 possession
II he goods and dispose of them by
mia IN the regular course Of business as
merchant, Yet such was the under
Standing % the parties at tho time, and
fbe construction placed upon It bv
tbem, aud the goods continued in the
nosee- 'ou 3I Tie grsntur with the
ugutge's con enr, and We're daily eN-
Sose1 tu sale, the business being under
ths oout-o. OF the grantor, such instru-
meul IS void being within the prOhibi-
lion contained in section IL OF the act OF
March q, 1879 regarding assignments.
Affirmed,
Block, Oppeubeimer & Co. VS.. SWee-
ney 81 COOmNq, from Harrig county.
sSytOu, i The measure of damages
fOrth. Illegal seizure of goods under an
sHsChmeu is The fair and reasonable
mark value of such goods az the time
and place of seizure, with legal interest
thereon from list time. Where tho
sale o goods by the sheriff was made at
adatt auDstqu guttO the seizure and The
goods were not sold in the condition
found when seized, such sale can be no
criterion tor estimating the measure of
damage The increase or decrease in
theya.ue of the goods at the time of
McH sale cannot affect tho measure OF
Damages. n stock Of goods seized
be sold ia original packages, or
in the manner in which a
sheriff, acting for tho best iu-
terosts of yhe parties, would ordinarily
sell, he price brought would be but n
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