East Texas Title Co. v. Parchman

In 1912 the Mattinson Abstract Company of Mt. Vernon, Franklin county, Tex., a partnership composed of J. E. Mattinson and Miss Annie Leftwich, was formed for the purpose of engaging in the business of making abstracts of title to land, the preparation of deeds, and other documents pertaining thereto. They continued to operate the business as a partnership until December, 1927, at which time it was incorporated under the name of East Texas Title Company, with a capital stock of $10,000, consisting solely of the assets and business taken over from the partnership, and being all the property…