Life Investors Management Company, LLC v. Settlements of Texas, Inc., John Ted Bonham, Richard D. Dean, ILS Enterprises, LLC, David Blackburn, Lawler Management LLC, and Lawler Management II LLC

In the
Court of Appeals
Second Appellate District of Texas
at Fort Worth
No. 02-23-00151-CV

LIFE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT § On Appeal from the 342nd District
COMPANY, LLC, Appellant and Court
Appellee

V.

SETTLEMENTS OF TEXAS, INC.; JOHN
TED BONHAM; RICHARD D. DEAN;
ILS ENTERPRISES, LLC; DAVID § of Tarrant County (342-307672-19)
BLACKBURN; LAWLER MANAGEMENT
LLC; AND LAWLER MANAGEMENT II
LLC, Appellees and Appellants

AND

§ August 7, 2025
SETTLEMENTS OF TEXAS, INC.; JOHN
TED BONHAM; AND
RICHARD D. DEAN, Appellants

v.

LIFE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT
COMPANY, LLC, Appellee § Memorandum Opinion by Justice
Birdwell
JUDGMENT

This court has considered the record on appeal in this case and holds that there

was error in part of the trial court’s judgment. It is ordered that the judgment of the

trial court is affirmed in part and reversed in part. We reverse the portion of the trial

court’s judgment that removed joint-and-several-liability from Terry Hollan for

conversion, and we render judgment that Hollan is jointly and severally liable on

Settlements of Texas, Inc., Richard D. Dean, and John Ted Bonham’s conversion

claims. We affirm the remainder of the trial court’s judgment.

It is further ordered that Appellant Life Investors Management Company, LLC

shall pay all costs of this appeal, for which let execution issue.

SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS

By /s/ Wade Birdwell
Justice Wade Birdwell