Hancock v. Metz
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Travis. Action of trespass to try title to lot number two in block number eighty-three, in the city of Austin, by George Hancock against Nancy Metz. Intervention by the administrators of Benjamin S. Grayson.
Read the full summary
Error from Travis. Action of trespass to try title to lot number two in block number eighty-three, in the city of Austin, by George Hancock against Nancy Metz. Intervention by the administrators of Benjamin S. Grayson. Hancock gave in evidence patent from Republic to Benjamin S. Grayson, dated February 10th, 1846; power of attorney from Benjamin S. Grayson to Thomas W. Grayson, dated November 24th, 1847 ; > he then offered in evidence a paper purporting to be a deed poll, dated September 30th, 1848, from Thomas W. Grayson, agent and attorney of Benjamin S. Grayson, signed in that way, without…
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
We are of opinion that the motion to dismiss
the writ of error ought not to prevail. No good reason is perceived why the plaintiff and intervenors may not join in prosecuting the writ of error, though their interests are adverse, since they are alike interested in obtaining a reversal of the judgment. But if the intervenors may not properly join, that would not authorize a dismissal of the writ of error" as to all the plaintiffs in error, but only as to those who were improperly joined. Wo are of opinion, however, that all the parties agrieved by the judgment may well join in prosecuting the…
2Cited by12 opinions
- Holmes v. BucknerTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Irvin v. FergusonTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Taylor v. DoomCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
- Grissom v. F. W. Heitmann Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1939
- Sun Pipe Line Co. v. WoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.