Burkitt v. Moxley
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County ; Henry J. Dannenbaum, Judge. Suit by Florence .Moxley and husband against G. W. Burkitt. From judgment for the plaintiff named, defendant 'appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDane, J.
This suit was brought by appel-lee Florence Moxley, joined by he^ husband, J.' T. Moxley, against appellant, G. W. Bur-kitt, to recover the value of certain well-boring machinery.
Mrs. Florence Bioxley alleged in her petition that on the 15th day of November, 1916, she was the owner of said machinery; that it was her separate estate; that appellant Burkitt on said date knew it was her separate property, and had knpwn such fact for a long time prior thereto, and with knowledge of such fact he seized said property and converted it to his own use, to her damage in the sum of $1,015, its alleged…
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