El Paso Land Improvement Co. v. Crawford

This case has been before the Court of Civil Appeals twice. In the opinions of that court (201 S. W. 233, and 280 S. W. 914) the controversy is stated at length; hence we do not undertake a restatement here, except in so far as may be necessary to exhibit the issues which .we believe determine the case on this appeal.

Prior to February 26, 1906, Bailey Hotel Company, a corporation, owned a tract of land in the city of El Paso. On February 26, 1906, it conveyed to Crawford, trustee, a portion of the land, and on January 29, 1907, it conveyed the remainder to El Paso Land Improvement Company. A…