Legal Opinion

Williams v. Thomas

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 23, 1898PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Dallas. Tried below before Hon. Edward Gray.

1Opinion of the Court

COLLABD, Associate Justice.

This suit was originally instituted on the 10th day of April, 1896, and prosecuted by amended petition, filed October 8, 1896, by Mack Williams against W. H. Thomas and W. F. Clark, in form of trespass to try title for 640 acres of land, patented to W. IT. Morris March 26, 1863.

May 13, 1896, defendant W. H. Thomas amended, disclaiming all the land sued for except the west half of the survey of 640 acres, to the suit for which he demurred, filed a plea of not guilty, and title by limitation of three, five, and ten years, and claim for valuable improvements, itemizing…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wofford v. McKinnaTexas Supreme Court · 1859
  2. Murphy v. WelderTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  3. Brokel v. McKechnieTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Battle v. GuedryTexas Supreme Court · 1882
  5. Golden v. PattersonTexas Supreme Court · 1882

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Luttrell v. WhiteheadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  2. Randolph v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
  3. Hicks v. Southwestern Settlement & Development Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  4. Lature v. LittleAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
  5. Pfeuffer v. BondiesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906

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