Fort Worth State Bank v. Irving

The appellee, O. A. Irving, sued the appellant for the conversion of some diamonds and a list of household goods itemized and attached to his amended original petition. He alleged that the property belonged to the community estate of himself and wife, and that the appellant had taken possession and disposed of them under the provisions of a mortgage previously executed by his wife alone, without his knowledge or consent. He claims that the mortgage was invalid because the conditions did not exist which authorized the wife to assume the control and disposition of community property. The…