Burnett v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District- Court, ' Montague County; C. R. Pearman, Judge. Suit by A. F. Smitli and others against 'j. H.. Bumett and others. From an order appointing a receiver, the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
A. F. Smitii and four others, all of whom were stockholders in a common-law' joint-stock association having its principal office and place of business at Celina, Collin county, Tex1., organized, and doing business in the name of the North Texas Consolidated Oil & Gas Company, instituted this suit against J. H. Burnett and six others as trustees of that association.
It was alleged in the petition, upon information and belief, that ihe defendant J. H. Burnett bad wrongfully appropriated to his own use, for salary to himself, certain assets of the company, with the consent of others of the…
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