Adams v. Wilhite

McKAY, Justice.

This appeal is from a take-nothing judgment entered against appellant S. M. Adams, Jr., Trustee (Trustee) who sued appel-lee Maida Harris Wilhite (Mrs. Wilhite) to set aside a transfer of property to her from William J. Wilhite (Mr. Wilhite), who had previously received a discharge in bankruptcy. Appellee cross appeals, claiming that the trial court should have granted her collateral estoppel plea.

In 1971 Mr. Wilhite leased 188 acres of land in Nacogdoches County and began operating the Bill Wilhite Dairy upon it. The lease gave Mr. Wilhite an option to purchase the land.

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