Essex v. Mitchell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant Gounty; J. W. Swayne, Judge. Action by Mrs. Josie Belle Dykes, who married J. E. Mitchell pending suit, and others against W. S. Essex, the Mutual Home Association, and others. From a judgment for plaintiffs, the named defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Josie Belle Dykes sued the Mutual Home Association and W. S. Essex and her former husband, Geo. W. Dykes, and one Henry Yeager. It appears that subsequent to the filing of the suit Mrs. Dykes intermarried with J. E. Mitchell, and the appeal bond is made payable to her and her husband in the name of Mitchell; but, as she is referred to throughout the statement of facts and the pleadings as Mrs. Josie Belle Dykes, we likewise in this opinion will so designate her. Briefly stated, her claim was that she had money when she married Dykes and, after her marriage, with part of it she bought lot 10,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Tillman v. HellerTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Henderson v. PilgrimTexas Supreme Court · 1858
- Berry v. DonleyTexas Supreme Court · 1863
- Davis v. KennedyTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- Webb v. BurneyTexas Supreme Court · 1888
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