Legal Opinion
Parker v. McGinnes
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 31, 1991No. 01-89-00963-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EVANS, Chief Justice.
This is a trespass to try title action involving claims of adverse possession based on the three-, 10-, and 25-year statutes of limitations. Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. §§ 16.024, 16.026, 16.028 (Vernon 1986).
The land in controversy consists of 20 acres of land, which had been platted as two contiguous lots (nine and 10) in the Gulf Coast Development Company, First South Subdivision of Algora Orchards, a subdivision in Galveston County, Texas. There were no improvements on the two lots, which were used solely for rice farming and cattle grazing.
In September 1984,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rhodes v. CahillTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- Richey v. MillerTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Mallett v. WheatCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
3Cited by3 opinions
- Waddy v. City of Houston, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
- Waddy v. City of Houston, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
- William D. Winston, Gilbert M. Spring, and William Drew Perkins v. Sabine River Valley Mortgage Association, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002