Legal Opinion
Fannin v. Somervell County
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 5, 1970No. 4833PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HALL, Justice.
By deed dated September 13, 1965, Earnest Winston Whitaker purported to convey a triangular-shaped one-acre tract of land to Somervell County, Texas, “for a public park.”
Appellants brought this action on November 4, 1965, against the County, its County Judge and Commissioners, and Whitaker, alleging that the land in question was owned and occupied by appellants by virtue of their purchase of it and a deed to them from Mr. and Mrs. Doyle J. West dated October 17, 1964; and that the deed from Whitaker to the County constituted a cloud on the title to the tract. They sought…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Drye v. Eagle Rock Ranch, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1963
- Othen v. RosierTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- O'CONNOR v. GraggTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Nona Mills Company v. L.P. WrightTexas Supreme Court · 1907
- State Ex Rel. Shorett v. Blue Ridge Club, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1945
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Bramlett v. Harris and Eliza Kempner FundCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Daniel L. Pancamo v. Calhoun County, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2018
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