Stephens County Museum, Inc. v. Swenson

DENTON, Justice.

This is a suit to set aside a series of contributions by Clara J. Swenson and Alma B. Swenson, two sisters, to Stephens County Museum, a non-profit organization. The trial court, upon a jury verdict, entered judgment denying recovery of the initial cash contribution of the sisters, but set aside a second cash contribution and the conveyance of two tracts of land, as well as a trust set up for the benefit of the nonprofit organization in conjunction with the second conveyance. The court of civil appeals, by a majority opinion, affirmed. 499 S.W.2d 676.

The court held that the…