Legal Opinion

State v. Lain

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 19, 1961No. A-8109Published

1Opinion of the Court

349 S.W.2d 579 (1961)

STATE of Texas et al., Petitioners,

v.

T. W. LAIN et al., Respondents.

No. A-8109.

Supreme Court of Texas.

July 19, 1961.

Rehearing Denied October 3, 1961.

Will Wilson, Atty. Gen., Ben M. Harrison, James H. Rogers and Thomas Burrus, Asst. Attys. Gen., Maco Stewart, Galveston, for petitioners.

McLeod, Mills, Shirley & Alexander, Galveston, for respondents.

CALVERT, Chief Justice.

The nature of this suit is accurately reflected in the following statement appearing in the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals (339 S.W.2d 272, 273):

"Plaintiffs, alleging fee simple ownership of land…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. United States v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  3. Illinois Central Railroad v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. Stanley v. SchwalbySupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  5. Stanley v. SchwalbySupreme Court of the United States · 1893

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