Rebold Lumber Co. v. Scripture

Appellant corporation instituted suit in the district court to recover the title and possession of three certain lots located in the city of Eastland against appellees E. A. Scripture and Scripture Lumber Company, a corporation. In the first count, appellant’s suit was in the form of trespass to try title. In the second count, appellant alleged that the land in controversy was purchased with funds belonging to it, through its agent, Scripture, that the legal title was taken in Scripture’s name for convenience, but that the equitable title and estate had at all times remained in appellant.

Appel…