Legal Opinion

Ellis v. Cleavinger

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 21, 1957No. 6640PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHAPMAN, Justice.

This is an action in trespass to try title filed in the District Court of Castro County, Texas, on January 7, 1956, by N. F. Cleavinger, appellee herein, against Loyd Ellis, appellant, to recover possession of Section No. 28 in Block H in said county. ■This cause was consolidated in the District Court with another action involving the same parties and tried before a jury. The court’s disposition of the other part of the case is immaterial to this appeal.

In the cause involving the possession of the land the court below submitted to the jury the following special issue:

“Special…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bynum v. PrestonTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Holland v. BlanchardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
  3. Southern Pine Lumber Co. v. ArnoldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
  4. Noxon v. CockburnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
  5. Ford Motor Co. v. Maddox Motor Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1928

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Miller v. First State BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Cook v. FrazierCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  3. Margules v. CrimCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
  4. Smith v. TennisonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1957

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