Frankfurt v. Wilson

WILLIAMS, Justice.

Action on promissory note and for fraud. In his original petition Jimmie W. Wilson, as plaintiff, sued Victor Frankfurt, Martin Benno, and N. L. Reader, defendants, seeking a judgment, jointly and severally, based solely upon actionable fraud. In this petition plaintiff alleged that he was the owner of certain property located at 4032 Centenary Drive, University Park, Texas, hereinafter referred to as the Centenary property, and that on October 20th, 1958 he entered into a contract of sale with Benno, for a total purchase price of $36,000. He alleged that part of the…