Stein v. Sims

The appellees, M. H. Sims and wife, sued the appellant, F. L. Stein, who is alleged to be a citizen of Ohio, in the district court of Wichita county.

The substance of the first amended original petition is that on the 25th day of February, 1922, Mrs. Sims, through her husband, employed the defendant, Stein, to secure a loan of $30,000 for,her, and for his services agreed to give him 5,000 units or shares •of stock in what is known as the Owens Royalty Trust, a joint-stock association, engaged in holding in trust oil royalties and •oil interests, with the State Trust Company •of Wichita Palls…