Case Name: WICHITA MILL & ELEVATOR CO. et al. v. BURRUS
Court: Texas Courts of Civil Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1914-01-31
Citations: 164 S.W. 16
Docket Number: 
Parties: WICHITA MILL & ELEVATOR CO. et al. v. BURRUS.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 164
Pages: 16–17

Head Matter:
WICHITA MILL & ELEVATOR CO. et al. v. BURRUS.
(Court of Civil Appeals of Texas. Amarillo.
Jan. 31, 1914.
On Motion for Rehearing, March 7, 1914.)
Appeal and Eeeoe (§ 79 ) — Judgment Ap-pealable — Final Judgment.
A judgment against all the defendants except one, but in no way disposing of him, whose dismissal would have resulted in a dismissal of the defendant partnership, of which he was a member, is not final, and so not appealable.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Appeal and Error, Cent. Dig. § 277; Dec. Dig. § 79. ]
Error from District Court, Lubbock County; W. R. Spencer, Judge.
Action by C. H. Burrus against the Wichita Mill & Elevator Company and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring, error.
Dismissed.
Huff, Barwise & Buffington, of Wichita Falls, and Dillard & Moore, of Lubbock, for plaintiffs in error. Bean & Klett and W. F. Schenck, all of Lubbock, for defendant in error.
For other cases see same topic and section NUMBER in Dec. Dig. & Am. Dig. Key-No. Series & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
HUFF, C. J.
C. H. Burrus, appellee, instituted this suit against the Wichita Mill & Elevator Company, a partnership composed of Frank Kell and M. Lasker, and the City National Bank of Wichita Falls, to cancel a certain bond executed by R. G. Way & Co., as principals, and J. A. Jordan, R. W. Groves, and C. H. Burrus, as sureties, payable to the Wichita Mill & Elevator' Company, in the sum of $2,000.' It is alleged that one Morgan, the agent of the Wichita Mill & Elevator Company, procured appellee's signature upon a fraudulent representation that E. R. Hayne, B. O. McWhirter, and J. W. Groves would sign the bond, which they did not do. etc. The case was filed in the district court of Lubbock county. The record shows that citation was issued to Galveston county to be served on M. Lasker, and that service was had on him November 7, 1912, and Frank Kell was served October 14, 1912, and the City National Bank was served on the same day. The district court for Lubbock county convened on the 11th day of November, 1912, and on the 13th day of November, 1912, judgment was taken by default against the Wichita Mill & Elevator Company, Frank Kell, and the City National Bank of Wichita Falls. The judgment in no way disposed of M. Lasker. As to the other parties the court canceled the bond as prayed for by appellee. Without disposing of M. Lasker, there was no' final judgment from which an appeal can be taken. Lilliensterne v. Lewis (Sup.) 12 S. W. 750; Williams v. Bell, 53 Tex. Civ. App. 474, 116 S. W. 837; Flow v. Railway Company, 147 S. W. 679; Hillsman v. Cline, 145 S. W. 726.
There being no final judgment, this court is without jurisdiction, and the appeal is dismissed.