Cravens, Dargan & Co. v. Peyton L. Travers Co.

WARREN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment denying appellant relief under the turnover statute.

This case requires us to decide whether a cause of action under Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code sec. 31.002 (Vernon 1986), commonly called the “turnover” statute, can be brought against the Texas State Board of Insurance (Board) to recover funds deposited with it by a judgment debtor. Secondly, we must decide whether appellant was required to first exhaust its administrative remedies by filing a claim with the agency before it sought relief from the courts.

Appellant asks this court to…