Barraza v. Law Offices of Smith & Gopin

OPINION

McCLURE, Justice.

Appellant Manuel J. Barraza, defendant in the underlying lawsuit, appeals from an adverse judgment of conversion arising from a bench trial. The trial court found that Bar-raza converted $6,000 belonging to plaintiffs Howard Hickman and the Law Offices of Smith and Gopin. The $6,000 represents the plaintiffs’ share of an $18,000 cheek made out to Barraza, Hickman, and a third party, Cecilia Flores. Barraza alleges in one point of error that we must reverse the judgment of the trial court because a necessary party, Flores, was absent from the proceedings. We affirm.

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