McNeese v. Page

Heber Page, trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Marsalis Lumber Company, a corporation, sought to recover from J. L. Mc-Neese the sum of $2,250 and interest, alleging that the bankrupt owned and had on deposit in the Mercantile National Bank of Dallas, Tex., the sum of $2,250, which, on September 28, 1927, was unlawfully taken possession of by defendant and converted to his own use and benefit. The court rendered judgment against defendant, from which this appeal is prosecuted.

The material facts are these: The Marsalis Lumber Company was organized by defendant in the year 1923, with an…