Terry v. Spearman
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Marion County; R. T. Wilkinson, Judge. Suit for conversion by Mattie Spearman against W. S. Terry and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtWillson, C. J.
July 25, 1919, at the instance of appellant T. D. Howell, an execution issued on a' judgment in his favor against John Spearman for $538.48 was levied by appellant Terry, then sheriff of Marion county, on certain machinery, etc., constituting a sawmill plant, as the property of said John Spearman. At the sale made August 5, 1919, as provided by law, Rowell purchased the property, and the sheriff conveyed same to him by a bill of sale then executed. Claiming that she was the owner of the plant and that the acts of appellants constituted an unlawful conversion thereof, ap-pellee brought this…
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