Pitt v. Elser

TARLTON, Chief Justice.

Statement of the Case.—Mrs. Fannie L. Pitt, joined by her husband, L. C. Pitt, brought this suit against Max Elser, F. Harding, and T. P. Boyd, to recover the sum of $1000, her separate property, alleged to have been unlawfully converted by the defendants. The latter, who are appellees, prevailed in the trial court.

On June 16, 1890, L. C. Pitt, an insolvent merchant, executed a deed in trust to B. H. Dunn, trustee, for the benefit of certain creditors, including the defendant T. P. Boyd, the City Fational Bank, and the Fort Worth Fational Bank, of which the remaining…