Sanders v. Bridges
Citations
- 67 Tex. 93
- 2 S.W. 663
- 1886 Tex. LEXIS 620
Syllabus
<p>1. Pleading—Set Off.—An unliquidated demand, resulting from the breach of one contract may be pleaded as a set off to an unliquidated demand growing out of the breach of another contract. Following Bod-man v. Harris, 20 Texas, 31.</p> <p>2. Practice—District Court.—The admission of the plaintiff’s cause of action, contemplated in Rule 31, regulating introduction of evidence and argument in the district court necessary to entitle the defendant to open and conclude, is such as that, if no evidence be introduced, the plaintiff will prevail to the extent of the allegations of his pleadings. An admission of the cause of action, except as to the value of the subject matter, is not sufficient.</p>
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- granting public defender’s petition for writ to prohibit trial judge from carrying out court’s order that public defender represent defendant in civil contempt proceeding where trial court lacked authority to appoint public defender to represent party in civil contempt proceeding
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