Blanton v. Austin

MOORE, Justice.

This is a suit seeking a partition of a stock certificate representing 50,000 shares of stock in Nabob Investments, Inc. The cause was submitted to the trial court upon an agreed statement of facts. A brief history of the facts leading to the controversy will be necessary. Appellee, Faris Austin, was formerly the wife of Ernest M. Austin, Jr., they having been married on the 30th day of August, 1956, and divorced on the 22nd day of March, 1962. During the time of their marriage, on October 28, 1960, Ernest M. Austin acquired Stock Certificate No. 1 of Nabob Investments, Inc.,…