Legal Opinion
Fine v. Scott
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 6, 1979No. 5235PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DICKENSON, Justice.
The controlling question in this suit to remove a cloud upon the title to real estate is whether a verified denial was filed in time to permit proof that two questioned instruments were forged. We hold that the trial court properly allowed a trial amendment denying the execution of those instruments. The proof of forgery was, therefore, properly received in evidence.
Following a nonjury trial, Peggy Jean Scott and Charlene D. Miller, plaintiffs, recovered judgment removing any cloud upon their title to a house and a lot in De Leon, Texas. The other claims for affirmative…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wagner v. RiskeTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Layton v. LaytonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Insurors Indemnity & Ins. Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
- Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. v. Sealy Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Fine v. PageCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Brooks v. Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1996
- Jauregui v. Jones, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1985
- White v. Pope, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1983
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Morris, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989
- In the Interest of R. L.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1981
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