Milam County Historical Commission
Milam County, Texas
Milam County, Texas
Non-Delivery of Goods - 1898
(one bale of cotton)
In Justice Court, of Precinct
No. 1
Milam County TExas
P. C. Negroponte
vs
J. Claxton, et. al.
Filed 17 day of Feb A.D.1898
No. 971
P. C. Negroponte
vs
J. Claxton et. al.
Original Answer of Defendant
J. Claxton
Filed 7 March 1898
Ed. F. English JP
No. 971
P. C. Negroponte...(
vs )
J. Claxton ET AL...(
In Justice's Court Precinct
No. 1, Milam County, Texas
Comes J. Claxton, defendant
in the above entitled and
numbered cause and
excepting to the
Plaintiff's pleading filed
herein and says the same is
insufficient in law to
entitle the Plaintiff to
recover, and of this he
prays the judgment of the
Court;
Specially excepting
herein the said defendant
says it appears from said
pleadings that this
defendant is im-properly
joined, as defendant, with
the Cameron Compress
Company, because it appears
from said pleadings that
there is no privity of
contract between this
defendant and said Cameron
Compress Company and it
appears from said pleadings
that this defendant is in
no way jointly liable to
the Plaintiff with said
Cameron Compress Company
and of this he prays the
judgment of the Court;
For answer herein this defendant denies all and singular the allegations of said
pleading and says he is not guilty of the injuries, wrongs and respasses therin
complained of, and of this he puts himself upon the Country.
Henderson St... (?) & (?)
Attorneys for Defendant J. Claxton
NOTE: These 3 forms are
basically identical in
info but each is for a
different witness.
State of Texas
County of Milam
Justice Court,
March Term, 1898
I, the undersigned, do
solemnly swear that I
was duly subpoenaed as
witness in the case
wherein P. C. Negroponte
is Plaintiff, and J.
Claxton et al the
Defendant, on the part
of said Defendant and
that I have served 1 day
and traveled ___ miles
in obedience to said
subpoena.
W. L. Wright
Subscribed and sworn to
before me, this 8 day of
March, 1898
Ed. F. English
J.P. Milam County, Texas
In Justice's Court
Milam County
Subpoena.
P. C. Negroponte
vs.
J. C. Claxton
Issued 28 day of Feb 1898
...
G. C. Avriell, Constable
Precinct No 1
The State of Texas In Justice's Court
County of Milam Precinct No. 1
To the Sheriff or any Constable of Milam County..Greeting:
You are herby commanded to Subpoena
C. A. Pitts, R. L. Porter, Willis Goldsmith, Bob Mahan
if found in your County, to be and appear before me, the
undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for Precinct
No. 1, Milam County, at my office in Cameron on the 28 day
of Feby, 1898 at 10 o'clock AM., then and there to testify
in behalf of Plaintiff in a case now pending before me,
wherein P. C. Negroponte Plaintiff, and J. C. Claxton
Defendant, and there remain from day to day, and from term
to term, until duly discharged.
Herein Fail Not, but of this Writ make due return,
showing how you have executed the same.
Witness my official signature, this 28 day of Feb
A.D. 1898
Ed F. English
Precinct No. 1, Milam County, Texas
Thanks to an anonymous contributor,
the following court cases feature copies of the
original paperwork as filed with the Milam County Courthouse.