Legal Opinion
Oakland Cemetery Co. v. Peoples Cemetery Ass'n
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 31, 1900No. 902PublishedCited by 20 opinions
Questions certieied from the Court of Civil Appeals for’ the Fifth District, in an appeal from Dallas County.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
The Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth Supreme Judicial District has certified to this court the following statement and question:
“The Oakland Cemetery Company was duly chartered by the State of Texas on June 6, 1891. Said charter provides that said corporation was formed for the maintenance of a public cemetery and shall exist for fifty years unless sooner dissolved. After the organization of such corporation, under its charter, it purchased the land in controversy, which said land on the 8th day of December, 1892, was dedicated by said Oakland Cemetery Company to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Close v. Glenwood CemeterySupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Wolford v. Crystal Lake Cemetery Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
3Cited by20 opinions
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