Merriman v. Blalack
Court of Appeals of Texas
Á finding as a conclusion of fact by a trial judge that a certain deed conveyed to the grantee all the right, title and interest of the grantor in a certain league of land, including the land in controversy, was not in violation of the statute which requires conclusions of fact and law to be separate. 2. —Limitation—Title—Deed or Option.
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Á finding as a conclusion of fact by a trial judge that a certain deed conveyed to the grantee all the right, title and interest of the grantor in a certain league of land, including the land in controversy, was not in violation of the statute which requires conclusions of fact and law to be separate. 2. —Limitation—Title—Deed or Option. An instrument purporting to be a deed, considered and held to be such a conveyance of the entire league of land therein described (and not merely a conveyance of an option to purchase a part of said league) as would support the five years statute of…
1Opinion of the Court
REESE, Associate Justice.
This is a suit in trespass to try title by Titus E. Merriman and others against B. E. Blalack and G. L. Hawkins, to recover an undivided eight-ninths interest in a tract of land described as the eastern or lower three-fourths of the eastern or lower league of a certain two league grant to Benigno Leal, lmown as the “Santa Ana” on the Rio Grande River in Hidalgo County.
Defendants pleaded general demurrer, general denial and “not guilty” and, under appropriate allegations, the statutes of limitation of five and ten years as to the whole tract, and also the statute of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Taylor v. HarrisonTexas Supreme Court · 1877
- Garrett v. ChristopherTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- McDonough v. Jefferson CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Abernathy v. StoneTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Parker v. NewberryTexas Supreme Court · 1892
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Spearman v. MimsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Vititow v. RupardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
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