Legal Opinion

Vasser v. City of Liberty

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 3, 1908PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Liberty County. Tried below before Hon. L. B. Hightower.

1Opinion of the Court

REESE, Associate Justice.

This is, in the main, a contest between the county and city of Liberty and others, over the title and right of possession of a parcel of ground situated in the city of Liberty, and known as “Jail Square.”

On March 20, 1904, the city of Liberty sold and conveyed by warranty deed, for the consideration of $850 cash, to S. Goldstein, the east half of said Jail Square, and on August 12, 1904, sold and conveyed to W. M. Jones by warranty deed, and for the consideration of $500 cash, the southwest quarter thereof. Thereupon, on July 17, 1906, the said county of Liberty…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Texas Land & Loan Co. v. BlalockTexas Supreme Court · 1890
  2. McDonough v. CrossTexas Supreme Court · 1874
  3. Burns v. LedbetterTexas Supreme Court · 1881
  4. City of Victoria v. Victoria CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Coffin v. Board of Com'rsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kansas · 1902

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Associated Indemnity Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Hayward v. City of Corpus ChristiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
  3. City of Amarillo v. LodenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
  4. General Bonding & Casualty Ins. Co. v. MoselyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
  5. Walker v. Texas Mexican Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1930

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