Legal Opinion · Dissent

Burns v. Goodrich

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 23, 1965No. A-10427Published

1DissentPope, Justice

I respectfully dissent. Ivy Lord inherited from his mother 16% acres of land, charged with a lien. By his 1942 deed he conveyed his inheritance to his daughter, Mary Gein. This intent to convey what he inherited was written into the deed in a separate special intention clause. When he conveyed what he inherited, and when his grantee received what he inherited, Ivy Lord could not thereafter be estopped. The opinion of the majority holds that there was a breach of warranty upon the foreclosure of the judgment lien against the 16% acres that Ivy Lord conveyed to Mary Gein and that the doctrine…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Rio Bravo Oil Co. v. WeedTexas Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Sun Oil Co. v. BurnsTexas Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Garrett v. Dils CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1957
  4. Cook v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Benskin v. BarksdaleTexas Commission of Appeals · 1923

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