Nix v. Davis

BELL, Chief Justice.

The appellee sued appellant and North Side State Bank of Houston to recover $2,150.87 that was on deposit in said bank at the time of the death of Lester O. Nix. The bank tendered the money into court, it having theretofore refused to pay the money to appellee only because of the conflicting claims of appellee and appellant. The bank was allowed its attorney’s fee and discharged from liability. Appellee filed her motion for summary judgment and after a hearing it was granted.

It appears that appellant and Nix were married in 1944. In 1945 she and Nix operated Nix Feed,…