Legal Opinion
Guthrie v. Gossett
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 28, 1940No. 2029PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LESLIE, Chief Justice.
C. W. Guthrie instituted this suit against the Farmers State Bank in Merkel and Jack B. Robert to recover an undivided 7/16ths interest in an oil and gas lease on 14 acres of land in Jones County. After suit was filed the bank became insolvent and its assets were placed in the hands of Z. Gossett, Banking Commissioner, who was substituted for the bank.
Robert and Gossett each answered by general demurrer, general denial, and pleas of not guilty, and Robert further alleged he was an innocent purchaser of the property, etc. The parties will be referred to as in the trial…
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