Case Name: Wesley Morrison v. George W. Keese & Son
Court: Supreme Court of Texas
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1860-10
Citations: 25 Supp. Tex. 154
Docket Number: 
Parties: Wesley Morrison v. George W. Keese & Son.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Reports
Volume: 25 Supp.
Pages: 154–155

Head Matter:
Wesley Morrison v. George W. Keese & Son.
Where the plaintiff declared on and exhibited a note, the principal and interest of which amounted to the judgment, there was no error in not formally declaring for the whole amount.
Error from Gonzales. The case was tried before Hon. Fielding Jones, one of the district judges.
Keese & Son sued Morrison for $1,030 20. The petition declared for interest. The note was exhibited, and made no mention of interest, but was for $1,030 20. The defendant filed a demurrer, which was overruled, and the court rendered judgment for principal and interest.
Parker Miller, for plaintiff in error.
—The allegations in petition do not warrant the judgment. The allegation in petition is, that defendant is indebted to plaintiff $1,030 20, as evidenced by a promissory note, and the judgment is for $1,069 54.
The judgment is therefore excessive. (Whitlock v. Castro, 22 Tex., 109; see Sayles’ Prac., sec. 586; see Gay v. Rogers, 21 Tex., 460.)
Upon the subject of sufficient allegations in petition, see Rowan v. Lee, 3 J. J. Marshall, 97; Gray v. Osborn, 24 Tex., 157.
Harwood, for defendants in error, suggested delay.

Opinion:
Roberts, J.
—The petition, in the introductory part of it, alleges an indebtedness of $1,030 20, evidenced by a note, which is set out in substance, and which shows that the indebtedness, including the interest on the note, was a greater amount. The judgment was rendered for $1,064 54, principal and interest on the note. This was correct, as the note which was set out corrected the introductory allegation.
Judgment affirmed with damages.