Highsaw v. Head
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Seventh Supreme Judicial District. Suit by Willie Highsaw and others against Joe Head and others. Judgment in part for plaintiffs and in part for the defendants was by the Court of Civil Appeals affirmed (202 S. W. 155), and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, J.
Plaintiffs in error instituted this suit against defendants in error in the form of trespass to try title and for partition of the lands described in the petition, situated in Hunt county, Tex. The agreed facts are these:
George W. Head, Sr., the common source of title, was twice married. Plaintiff in error Willie Highsaw is the child of the second marriage, and defendants in error, the issue of the first marriage. George Head, Jr., purchased the interest of all the heirs except plaintiff in error. It is also agreed that the land in question was purchased during the second marriage, the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Parker v. G. Y. Coop.Texas Supreme Court · 1883
- Sparks v. TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1906
- Schuster v. L. Bauman Jewelry Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1890
- Highsaw v. HeadCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
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