Jacobs v. Adams

OPINION

SEARS, Justice.

This case involves the trial court’s application of the Texas Turnover Statute. 1 The trial court found that Appellant possessed nonexempt property subject to the statute and ordered Appellant to turn the property over to a receiver. We affirm.

Appellant, an attorney, was sanctioned by a U.S. District Court on June 4, 1986 and on September 17, 1986, for Rule 11 violations. On September 29, 1986, the U.S. District Court signed an order requiring Appellant to pay Appellee five thousand eighty-eight dollars, ($5,088.00), upon entry of a final judgment. A final judgment in…