Beckham v. Hunter

Citations

• 37 Tex. 551

Syllabus

<p>In defense to a suit on a promissory note, the defendants pleaded that their note was made in consideration of the plaintiff’s growing crop, and for the further consideration that they should have the use of the plaintiff’s teams and implements to complete the crop, and that plaintiff would allow his hired hands to pass into the employment of defendants, and complete the crop ; but that the plaintiff, in violation of the contract, took away his teams and implements, and enticed away the hired hands, so that the crop was lost, to defendants’ damage, etc. Held, that this plea in reconvention was competent and sufficient; and the court below erred in striking it out, on exceptions by the plaintiff.</p>