Flournoy v. Gallagher

LONG, Justice.

This suit was originally instituted by the plaintiff, J. M. Flournoy, against Joe Gallagher. After the death of the defendant Gallagher, the plaintiff by his second amended original petition sued Bethel Fondren Gallagher, executrix of the estate of Joe Gallagher, deceased, George P. Hill, Ed S. Hill and Houston Hill.

Plaintiff alleged, in substance, that he was then, and had been for a number of years, engaged in the business of buying and selling oil and gas leases; that he was not a licensed real estate dealer and was not licensed under the Texas Securities Act, Vernon’s…