FENN v. ESTATE OF BURNETT

No. 16749.

405 S.W.2d 161 (1966)

Henry FENN et ux., Appellants, v. ESTATE of S. B. BURNETT et al., d/b/a Tom L. Burnett Cattle Company, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

June 24, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taylor Gandy, Fort Worth, and Peter Chase Neumann, Tucson, Ariz., for appellants.

Cantey, Hanger, Gooch, Cravens & Scarborough, and Sloan B. Blair, Fort Worth, for appellee.


OPINION

RENFRO, Justice.

The plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Fenn, were owners of a race horse named Manor Man, valued by them in their petition at $250,000.00. After Manor Man had gained renown as a racer he was leased to defendant Burnett Cattle Company for a two year period for breeding purposes. The lease price was $10,000.00, which was paid by defendant to plaintiffs.

After Manor Man had been in defendant's possession for approximately three months...

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