Schmidt v. Huppmann

Acker, Presiding Judge.—

Appellant Martin Schmidt married Katrina Huppmann, the mother of appellees, in 1867, and at the time of the marriage he owned a stock of merchandise of the value of two thousand dollars, and also owned other personal property of the value of several thousand dollars. The wife owned no property except a lot in the city of Houston. Appellant continued business as a merchant, supporting *114his wife and her children out of the profits of the business, purchased some real estate, and gradually increased the value of the stock of merchandise until the death of the wife in 1880,…