Cliett v. Scott

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

This action was originally instituted by Flora Scott and others, appellees, as heirs of George Scott, deceased, to recover certain lands in Waller County, Texas. The record title to said property was in Irene Smith, now Irene Smith Cliett, and the ap-pellees contended that the lands had been purchased with the money of George Scott.

When this case was here before (Scott v. Smith, 5 Cir., 84 F.2d 489), we sustained the finding of the trial court that a partnership existed between Irene Smith (now Irene Smith Cliett) and George Scott and held that in the absence of definite…