Athens Commission Co. v. Lufkin Livestock Exchange, Inc.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This is an action for damages for wrongful attachment. Judgment was rendered that plaintiff take nothing, upon the answers of the jury to the special issues. The parties will be referred to here as they were in the trial court.

Plaintiffs, Reagan Jenkins and Norma Lee, doing business as Athens Commission Company, brought this action against Luf-kin Livestock Exchange, Inc., as the primary defendant, and others. Plaintiffs made the following allegations: That they operated an auction stockyard in Athens, Texas, on or about October 5, 1962. That on such date, plaintiffs sold…