Legal Opinion

McMahon v. McDonald

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 14, 1908PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Liberty County. Tried below before Hon. L. B, Hightower.

1Opinion of the Court

FLY, Associate Justice.

This is an action of trespass to try title to 663 acres of land, a part of the Isaiah S. Fields survey. The cause was tried by jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellees for the land.

It was proved that a league of land had been granted to Isaiah Fields and his wife, Sarah Fields, and that the land in controversy is a part of that grant. They died leaving six heirs, and appellant claims the land through deeds from some of those heirs or their children, and proved title to a portion of the land unless there was evidence that the land had been sold by…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bounds v. LittleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
  2. Walker v. CaradineTexas Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Hirsch v. PattonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. LeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  2. Midland Valley R. Co. v. BaileySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  3. Neustadt v. Coline Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1929
  4. Shimp v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1951
  5. Dunn v. EppersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915

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