Legal Opinion

Bond v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 9, 1897PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from Grayson. Tried below before Hon. Don A. Bliss.

1Opinion of the Court

LIGHTFOOT, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought by appellants to recover a strip of land in Sherman, Texas, 25x960 feet. There were a number of defendants, and before trial, the suit was dismissed as to defendants Turner and the railway company. Upon motion for new trial there was a severance as to defendants Jouvenat, Bitting and Stinnett, and the case on appeal is to be considered with reference to appellees G. M. Etter, J. F. Evans, I. P. Gunby, W. W. Wilkins, A. C. Buck and M. T. Brown.

The defendants below, each separately, plead the general issue, limitation, improvements in good faith,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Beatty and Ritchie v. Kurtz and OthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
  2. Oswald v. GrenetTexas Supreme Court · 1858
  3. Mitchell v. BassTexas Supreme Court · 1862
  4. City of Logansport v. DunnIndiana Supreme Court · 1856
  5. City of Corsicana v. WhiteTexas Supreme Court · 1882

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Anderson v. McRaeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Spencer v. LevyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  3. Texas Bitulithic Co. v. WarwickTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
  4. Welder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  5. Manziel v. Railroad CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946

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