Legal Opinion
House v. Kirby Lumber Corp.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided April 17, 1951No. Civ. No. 1890PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLRED, District Judge.
Plaintiffs sued defendants in trespass to try title to certain lands herein, in the District Court of Hardin County, Texas. Defendants, Kirby Petroleum Corporation and General Crude Oil Company, are foreign corporations doing business in Texas. Defendant, Mrs. Esther Hooks, individually and as community survivor, is a resident of Jefferson County, Texas.
Plaintiffs’ complaint in the state court is in the usual form of trespass to try title. It is alleged in paragraph II that plaintiffs were and still are the owners in fee simple of the described lands; in paragraph III…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Pullman Co. v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Oldland v. GrayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
- Edwards v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
- Peters v. Standard Oil Co. of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by3 opinions
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