43 Tex. 274 | Tex. | 1875
The appellee brought suit on the following obligation:
“ $300. Indianola, June 1st, 1868.
“ For all dues up to this date I am indebted to James R. Lane three hundred (300) dollars in currency, which I promise to pay at the earliest possible moment.
“ John 0. Rowlett.”
The petition alleged, in consideration of plaintiff’s agreeing to delay bringing suit on the alleged indebtedness, defendant, subsequent to the execution of the instrument, agreed and promised plaintiff to pay him the debt in Fannin county.
On the trial there was a conflict of evidence as to payments made by defendant. The jury found for plaintiff the amount set forth in the paper sued on and interest to date of verdict.
The assignments of error are the grounds set forth in the motion for a new trial, “ that the verdict of the jury is contrary to the law, and that the verdict of the jury is contrary to the evidence.”
The plaintiff relied on the agreement of defendant promising “to pay at the earliest possible moment.” This might embrace the agreement to pay instantly. That it was not understood in that sense either by plaintiff or defendant can be readily inferred from plaintiff’s statement in his original petition that defendant was to have time to go from Indianola to Fannin county before suit could be brought, and it is shown by the averments in plaintiff’s amended petition that in 1869 defendant, in the town of Bonham, promised to pay said due bill or note, and “did at the time and place aforesaid acknowledge to the said Lane it was possible for him to pay the said due bill or note.”
Reversed and remanded.