Legal Opinion
Culberson v. Ashford
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1929No. 3886PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pierson
This case is before us on certified question from the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third Supreme Judicial District.
Appellant, Sham Culberson, rented certain agricultural lands from appellee, Ashford. He alleged that Ashford demanded and collected from him more money rent than is permitted by Article 5475 of the Revised Statutes of 1911, which is Article 5222 Revised Statutes of 1925, and sought to recover the penalty of double the amount of rent money so collected, as provided by said Article. Article 5475, Revised Statutes 1911, was originally enacted in 1874 (Acts 1874, p. 55, P. D.…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- In Re JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
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