Star v. Everett

Upon the ex parte application of H. E. Everett, landlord, a receiver was appointed to take charge of the mercantile establishment owned and operated by M. F. Star and wife and known as the Star Drygoods Comr pany in Ranger, Eastland County, Tex. The Stars were tenants of Everett and .were alleged to be in arrears for rents payable from month to month on a store building. Hence this appeal is from an interlocutory order of the district judge appointing the receiver.

The main suit purports to be for about twenty months’ past-due rents at the rate of $82.50 per month, with a credit of ,$954.28 on…