Case Name: J. C. McDonald v. J. F. Holt
Court: Texas Commission of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1881-02-23
Citations: 1 White & W. 567
Docket Number: No. 1294, Op. Book No. 2, p. 230
Parties: J. C. McDonald v. J. F. Holt.
Judges: 
Reporter: Condensed Reports of Decisions in Civil Causes in the Court of Appeals (White & Wilson)
Volume: 1
Pages: 567–567

Head Matter:
J. C. McDonald v. J. F. Holt.
(No. 1294, Op. Book No. 2, p. 230.)
Appeal from Fannin County.
February 23, 1881.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Watts, J.
§ 1014. Surety; where he appears as joint maker. It is well settled that one of several joint promisors, not signing as a surety, cannot plead that he is a surety for the purpose of requiring the alleged principal to be jointly or simultaneously sued. [Lewis v. Riggs, 9 Tex. 164; Ritter v. Hamilton, 4 Tex. 325; Ennis & Reynolds v. Crump, 6 Tex. 85.]
§1015. Conclusions of court upon the facts. When the cause is tried by the judge alone, his conclusions upon the facts are entitled to the same weight as the finding of a jury, and where the evidence is conflicting it will not be disturbed. [Bailey v. White, 13 Tex. 114.]
Affirmed.