Gillett v. Hudspeth
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, El Paso County; W. D. Howe, Judge. Action by J. A. Gillett against C. B. Hud-speth and another. Judgment for defendant Hudspeth, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHarper, C. J.
This suit was instituted by appellant against C. B. Hudspeth and L. A. Dale for a partnership accounting. Specifically, plaintiff seeks to recover a half interest in certain land which he alleges was acquired by Hudspeth as fees under and by virtue of two contracts made with Mary Buna Jackson, for herself and her daughter Fannie, during the existence of the law partnership: (1) Representing the latter as a claimant for a half interest in the estate of E. R. Jackson, and as common-law wife: (2) Representing Fannie Jackson in the recovery of an interest in same estate. It was *851alleged that tlie…
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