Legal Opinion

Nolan v. Bettis

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 8, 1978No. 12624PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHANNON, Justice.

Appellees, James Jay Bettis, individually and as independent executor of the estate of James W. Bettis, Jr., and his brother, Douglas Dewey Bettis, sued appellant, Ann Joy Bettis Nolan, their stepmother, and four local attorneys. Appellees’ suit sought damages and an order canceling a trustee’s deed to appellant of three hundred and sixty-one acres of land located in Travis County. A different aspect of the controversy was litigated previously. 518 S.W.2d 396 (Tex.Civ.App.1975, writ ref’d n. r. e.). After trial to a jury, in the case at bar, judgment was entered for appellees…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. North East Independent School District v. AldridgeTexas Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Coleman v. ZappTexas Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Knox v. LongTexas Supreme Court · 1953
  4. Pierce v. ReynoldsTexas Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Finlay v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Ortiz v. O. J. Beck & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. LaGoye v. Victoria Wood Condominium Ass'n, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
  4. Curry v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Nolan v. BettisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979

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