Legal Opinion

Estate of Menifee v. Barrett

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 17, 1990No. 9719PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

The Estate of Jessie Beatrice Menifee appeals from a judgment based upon an instructed verdict granted to Robert E. Barrett. The guardian of Menifee’s estate brought this action in a trespass to try title against Barrett challenging ownership of a 47.639 acre tract of land in Camp County which Menifee had deeded to Barrett.

Menifee contends that the trial court erred in granting Barrett an instructed verdict, in striking her pleadings which alleged lack of mental capacity, undue influence and conversion, and in finding that she had not sustained her burden of proof on the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Trenholm v. RatcliffTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Stone v. Lawyers Title Ins. Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Collora v. NavarroTexas Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Duff v. YelinTexas Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Brown v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Rosenboom MacHine & Tool, Inc. v. MacHala, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
  2. Gallien v. Washington Mutual Home Loans, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2006
  3. Mexico's Industries, Inc. v. Banco Mexico Somex, S.N.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1993
  4. Powell v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2008
  5. Carter v. PEOPLEANSWERS, INC., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2010

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