United Bank Metro v. Plains Overseas Group, Inc.

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

This case requires us to decide whether a cause of action under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. art. 3827a (Vernon 1980), commonly called the “turnover” statute, can be brought against one who is not a judgment debtor. Appellant brought suit against C. Benton Musslewhite and James W. Grafton, against whom they had obtained judgments for money damages, seeking various relief including injunction, receivership and turnover of assets. Appellants also sued Plains Overseas Group, Inc., (POGI) and Plains Overseas Export, Inc., (POEI) seeking the same relief under the turnover statute…