Gardner v. Smith

WALKER, Chief Justice.

This appeal was prosecuted from the final judgment of the County Court of Jefferson County, at Law, Jefferson County, Texas, in favor of appellee, W. A. Smith, against appellant, H. W. Gardner. The following are the basic facts of the case. The Texas National Bank of Beaumont went into voluntary liquidation on or about the 22nd day of April, 1932. Thereafter, the stockholders appointed the liquidating committee of the bank as the liquidating agent for the bank. Appellant served as a member of the liquidating committee from the time it was organized until April IS, 1933,…