Tompkins v. Hooker
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Red River County; Ben H. Denton, Judge. On appellants’ motion for a rehearing. Order previously entered granting appellees’ motion for rehearing set aside, and order overruling it entered; judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals first rendered, reversing and remanding the cause for new trial on all issues made by the pleadings and testimony, directed to stand as final.
1Opinion of the CourtWillson, C. J.
[1-3] Prior to the time he undertook to convey the 176.72 acres in controversy here, Pleasant Lawson conveyed tracts of 42.60 acres, 61.50 acres, 15 acres, 3.18 acres, and 2 acres, a total of 124.28 acres of the 301 acres Christine Lawson owned at the time of her death. The jury found on special issues submitted to them that 42 of the 42.60 acres was worth $9,450 per acre; that the 61.50 acres was worth without the improvements thereon $5,535, and with the improvements thereon $6,150 per acre; that the 15 acres were worth with out the improvements thereon $1,250, and with the improvements…
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