Griffith v. Jones

DUNAGAN, Chief Justice.

This is a suit arising out of an inheritance dispute between plaintiff-appellant Joe Griffith and appellee Mae Aarons Jones concerning the ownership of one «hare of stock in “The Country Club” of Tyler. Champ Jones was the father of Walter Jones and Fleida Jones Griffith, who was the mother of appellant Joe Grif-wife of Walter Jones.

Champ Jones was owner of a share of stock in “The Country Club” of Tyler, Texas (also known as “Lake Park”). During his lifetime, by either gift or sale, Champ Jones executed a transfer of his share of stock to Walter Jones. Subsequently…