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SMITH v. U.S. NAT. BANK OF GALVESTON

No. 9671.

767 S.W.2d 820 (1989)

Beck SMITH, Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF GALVESTON, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied March 21, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney Jack Reynolds, Houston, for appellant.

Ronald M. Gipson, Galveston, for appellee.

BLEIL, Justice.

Beck Smith appeals an instructed verdict in a suit to collect on a promissory note. Chester Scruggs, Jr. signed the note as principal; Smith signed as guarantor. The trial court instructed a verdict finding Scruggs, Jr. and Smith jointly and severally liable for $75,000.00, the amount of principal and interest on the note. The issue of attorney's fees went to the jury, which assessed $17,500.00 against Smith and Scruggs, Jr. Smith contends that an...

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