Legal Opinion
Earthman's, Inc. v. Earthman
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 10, 1975No. 16398PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Justice.
This case with all its facets is essentially a suit to recover damages for conversion of corporate stock. After a jury trial, Mrs. Earthman, the plaintiff, recovered judgment on the verdict against her former husband, J. B. Earthman, III, his brother, Robert Earthman, his father J. B. Earth-man, and three Earthman family corporations: Earthman’s, Inc., Mission Life Insurance Company, and Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Inc. She was awarded damages of $325,000.00 for the conversion of her shares of Earthman’s, Inc. stock; $110,-700.00 for her Mission Life Insurance Company stock,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Billings v. AtkinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1973
- Fisher v. Carrousel Motor Hotel, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
- Messersmith v. MessersmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Harned v. E-Z Finance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1953
- Roberts v. WimberlyTexas Supreme Court · 1874
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Thompson v. Vinson & Elkins, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
- Smith v. Maximum Racing, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
- Taiwan Shrimp Farm Village Ass'n v. U.S.A. Shrimp Farm Development, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1996
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