Legal Opinion
Shields v. Harris County
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 21, 1952No. 15330PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULVER, Justice.
This suit involves the validity of the purported dedication of a certain tract in Harris County, Texas, as a part for .the use of the public.
By deed dated May 22, 1939, Thomas Garth and wife conveyed to Green and Miller a 263.3 acre tract of land in Harris County, retaining a vendor’s lien to secure the payment of three promissory notes, each in the sum of $2,500, and containing the following recitation: “It is contemplated that the grantees herein will subdivide Tract No. One (1) (the land) hereinbefore described and it is expressly agreed and stipulated that the grantees…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Oswald v. GrenetTexas Supreme Court · 1858
- Adams v. RowlesTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- City of Brownsville v. WestCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
- Martinez v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- Chenowth Bros. v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1939
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Greenway Parks Home Owners Ass'n v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- County of Calhoun v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Hollan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957
- Baywood Estates Property Owners Ass'n v. CaoloCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2012
- Jupe v. City of SchertzCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
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