Legal Opinion

Moore v. Ashbrook

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 2, 1946No. 11630PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NORVELL, Justice.

This is an action of trespass to try title involving a narrow strip of ground lying between the west bank and the center line of Las Moras Creek, a tributary of the Rio Grande.

In February of 1936, appellant, G. Be-dell Moore, executed a deed of conveyance to appellee C. D. Ashbrook, describing a large tract of land in Kinney and Maverick Counties. The field notes of the conveyance, insofar as pertinent here, are the parts relating to the boundary upon Las Moras Creek. The proper construction of the calls along the- creek determines the disposition of this case, and they are…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State of Texas v. BradfordTexas Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Taylor v. DoomCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
  3. Dutton v. VierlingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
  4. Sievert v. UnderwoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Strayhorn v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1957
  2. Norrell v. Aransas County Navigation District 1, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1999
  3. State v. Brazos River Harbor Navigation District, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
  4. Selkirk Island Corp. v. Standley, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984
  5. State Ex Rel. Secretary of the Department of Transportation v. Regency Group, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1991

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