Chas P. Kellogg & Co. v. Lewis

FISHER,

Chief Justice. — On September 96, 1893, the Chicago Title and Trust Co., as receiver of the property of Chas. P. Kellogg & Co., instituted suit in the District Court of Milam County against the appellee, Lewis, for certain goods, or the value thereof, which were alleged to have been obtained from the possession of Chas. P. Kellogg & Co. by reason of the false and fraudulent statement by Lewis of his financial condition at the time the goods were purchased. The Chicago Title and Trust Co. sued as receiver by virtue of appointment made by courts in Chicago, 111., where the Title and…