Legal Opinion

Stevens v. Pedregon

Texas Supreme Court

Decided February 10, 1915No. 2347PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Eighth District, in an appeal from El Paso County. Stevens sued Pedregón and others for recovery of land, and appealed from a judgment for defendants. On its affirmance he obtained writ of error.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Chiee Justice BROWN

delivered the opinion of the court.

We adopt the findings of fact as we find them in the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals, as follows:

“This is an action of trespass to try title, brought by appellant against appellees, to recover a seventeen-acre tract of land six miles east of the City of El Paso, in the Rio Grande Valley, and known as survey 15, the suit being filed August 24, 1910. The cause was tried without aid of a jury, resulting in judgment for defendants, based upon plea of ten years statute of limitation.”

The findings of fact and conclusions of law of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Schleicher, Admr. v. GatlinTexas Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Murphy v. WelderTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  3. Sellman v. HardinTexas Supreme Court · 1882
  4. Harnage v. BerryTexas Supreme Court · 1875

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. StepneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
  2. Thompson v. RichardsonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1920
  3. Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Brown v. FisherCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  5. Bailey v. Kirby Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1917

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