Brown v. Humphrey
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Fort Bend County. Tried below before Hon, James Slyfield, Special Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
REESE, Associate Justice.
This is a suit in trespass to try title by Lucy Brown and her husband, Archie Brown, and Fannie Roberts and her husband, Thomas Roberts, against Lucius Humphrey and his wife, Cordia Humphrey, to recover the title and possession of 300 acres of land. It was alleged that one-half of the land belonged to Fannie and Thomas Roberts and had been their homestead since January 1, 1898, and the other half belonged to Lucy and Archie Brown and had been their homestead since January 1, 1898, said tracts having been continuously used by the parties respectively as a homestead.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of San Antonio v. BerryTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Jergens v. SchieleTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- Koenigheim v. MilesTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Wardlow v. MillerTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Wootters v. HallTexas Supreme Court · 1887
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Jones v. StateTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
- Cooley v. MillerTexas Commission of Appeals · 1921
- Childress v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Zarate v. VillarealCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Brown v. Foster Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1915
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