Legal Opinion

Rollingwood Trust No. 10 v. Schuhmann

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided February 25, 1999No. 03-98-00113-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN POWERS, Justice.

Rollingwood Trust No. 10 (“Rollingwood”) and its trustee Thom Farrell appeal from a summary judgment against them in a suit brought by Robert Schuhmann, Ernestine Schuhmann Rainey, and Ellen Schuhmann Norwood (the “Schuhmanns”). We will reverse the summary judgment and remand the cause to the trial court.

THE CONTROVERSY

The Schuhmanns entered into a contract with James Ferguson (“Ferguson”) giving him an election to purchase, within seventy-five days and for $298,000, the Schuhmanns’ 130-acre tract of land in Travis County. The option contract provided that a “Farm and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  2. Carr v. BrasherTexas Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Crim Truck & Tractor Co. v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Pace Corporation v. JacksonTexas Supreme Court · 1955
  5. Orozco v. SanderTexas Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. Chambers County v. TSP Development, Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
  4. City of Harlingen v. Obra Homes, Inc., Claude Thacker and Catherine Thacker, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2005
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