B. F. Pitman v. Dean Sanditen

This is a suit for title to and possession of a six-story motor hotel in Laredo, Webb County, Texas. In 1978 the property was owned by Dean Sanditen and Sanditen Properties, Ltd. (Sanditen). Sanditen sold to B. F. Pitman and Bernard Lifshutz the buildings, improvements, personal property, and fixtures used in the hotel. At the same time Pitman and Lifshutz leased, with an option to purchase, the underlying land.