Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. Cyrus W. Scott Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 24, 1931No. 2607PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
This is a suit by appellee to recover a parcel of land in the city of Houston claimed by the city to be a part of Brazos street.
The city of Houston was originally founded by A. C. and J. K. Allen some time prior to 1839. In 1866 B-. Bissonett acquired title through the Allens to fractional block 62 by a deed from one Saphronia E. Cone, and the property was described as “fractional block 62 according to the maps of said City now in use.” A map known as the Girard map of the city of Houston was drawn in January, 1839, and is recorded in volume J, page '59, of the Harris County Deed Records, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ormsby v. RatcliffeTexas Supreme Court · 1928
- City of Corsicana v. ZornTexas Supreme Court · 1904
- Ramthun v. HalfmanTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- City of Atlanta v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1909
- City of San Antonio v. SullivanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1900
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Anderson v. Tall Timbers Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1964
- Aransas County v. ReifCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Ford v. MorenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- McCarver v. City of Corpus ChristiTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- McMullen v. KingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
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