Legal Opinion

West v. Houston Oil Co. of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 9, 1909PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Error from the District Court of Sabine County. Tried below before Hon. W. B. Powell.

1Opinion of the Court

NEILL, Associate Justice.

On April 18, 1903, plaintiffs in error, hereinafter called plaintiffs, brought this suit in the ordinary form of an action of trespass to try title against defendants in error, the Houston Oil Company of Texas, the Kirby Lumber Company and A. Gilmer, hereinafter called defendants, to recover the Jesse McGee league survey situated in Sabine and Newton" Counties. The defendants answered by pleas of not guilty and the three, five and ten years statutes of limitation. The trial of the case resulted in a verdict and judgment for defendants. This is the second appeal from a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Stooksbury v. SwanTexas Supreme Court · 1893
  2. Hill v. NisbetSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Triangle Cab Co. v. TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1946
  2. Rio Bravo Oil Co. v. Staley Oil Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1942
  3. Holland v. BlanchardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
  4. Rio Bravo Oil Co. v. Staley Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Texas Life Ins. Co. v. JordanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952

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