Texas Supreme Court July 1, 1854 (Purvis v. Sherrod)

Lipscomb, J.

The case has been argued with great ability, and highly commendable industry and research, by the counsel for both plaintiff and defendants; and it is deeply to be regretted that we are compelled to decide it, without the advantage of many cases, in which the' points presented, or analogous ones, have been discussed and decided by other Courts similarly organized to our own.