Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Stell

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1875PublishedCited by 37 opinions

Appeal from Lamar. Tried below before the Hon. B. A. Taylor. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Moore, Associate Justice.

This suit was brought by appellee, W. W. Stell, against appellants, to open and correct an account previously closed by note, and to enjoin and restrain the sale of three tracts of land conveyed by said Stell to Sam Bell Maxey, in trust to secure the payment of said note, and also to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by appellee through the wrongful sale by appellants of cotton delivered to them for shipment and sale as further security of appellee’s indebtedness to them, on which it is averred a large loss was sustained by reason of the sale of it prior…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Neale v. NealesSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
  2. Hendricks v. SnedikerTexas Supreme Court · 1867
  3. Lessee of Syler v. EckhartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1808
  4. Bright v. BrightIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
  5. Curlin v. HendricksTexas Supreme Court · 1872

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Wooldridge v. HancockTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  2. International Harvester Co. of America v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
  3. Wootters v. HaleTexas Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Patton v. CoxTexas Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Willis v. MatthewsTexas Supreme Court · 1877

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