Legal Opinion
Davis v. East Texas Savings & Loan Association
Texas Supreme Court
Decided February 28, 1962No. A-8455PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Calvert
East Texas Savings & Loan Association filed an interpleader suit' in the district court against Mrs. L. L. Davis, individually and as independent executrix of the estate of L. L. Davis, deceased, and Mrs. Ritta Lee Venable to determine the ownership óf. a fund in the amount of $6000 which East Texas deposited in the registry of the court. East Texas sought recovery of its attorney’s fee of $450 and court costs. Mrs. Davis is the surviving widow of L. L. Davis and Mrs. Venable is his daughter by a previous marriage.
Mrs. Davis, by way of answer, denied East Texas’ right to recover the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Wright v. WrightTexas Supreme Court · 1955
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3Cited by52 opinions
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