American Casualty Co. of Reading v. Texas Real Estate Commission

LANGDON, Chief Justice.

This suit has its origin in a prior suit and judgment resulting from action in which the plaintiff-appellee, Rodrigo V. Bernal, was defrauded of a sum of money in excess of $2,000.00 by one Bennie P. Barela, a licensed real estate salesman, who wrongfully converted appellee’s money to his own use. The wrongful conversion occurred between the months of April and December, 1959, and was not discovered by appellee until December 20, 1959. After discovery of the fraud, appellee accepted and received two promissory notes from Barela. Both notes were executed by Barela, were…