Morris v. Gwaltney
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; E. B. Muse, Judge. Suit by. J. T. Gwaltney against J. S. Morris and others. Plaintiff died before determination of the controversy, and T. J. Gwaltney and others were made parties plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRainey, C. J.
This suit was filed originally on July 12, 1915, by J. T. Gwaltney, as sole plaintiff, against J. S. Morris, V. G. Leake, C. K. Bullard, M. E. Hindman, W. A. Butts, H. A. Yorty, and A. P. Thomas, seeking to recover the value of certain stock, of the value of $580, and one lot of land, the property of the. Tioga Oil & Gas Company, which sale was induced by conspiracy, fraud, and false representations. Defendants answered by general denial, estoppel, and plea of two-year statute of limitation.
On October 15, 1917, there was filed a suggestion of the death of J. T. Gwaltney by W. T. Gwaltney,…
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