Legal Opinion

Compton v. Rahl

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 15, 1936No. 8258PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUGH, Justice.

Appeal is from order of the district court of Mills county overruling appellant’s plea of privilege, duly controverted, to be sued in the district court of McLennan county, the county of his residence.

The pleadings and the agreed statement of facts show the following: Some time in 1930 F. M. Compton conveyed to W. W. Rahl by warranty deed a tract of land in Mills county, described by metes and bounds, and warranted to contain 150 acres. In 1934 Rahl had the land surveyed and discovered a shortage in acreage; that 16.2 acres of said described lands were under fence of and in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Cobb v. RobertsonTexas Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Kirby v. EstillCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
  3. Brown v. HearonTexas Supreme Court · 1886
  4. Johns v. HardinTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  5. Garrett v. ButlerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Rio Bravo Oil Co. v. HebertTexas Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Meeker v. WM & W. WELL SERVICING COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. Texas State Bank of Alice v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
  4. Roberts v. DunnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Schneider v. Lipscomb County National Farm Loan Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 1947

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