Legal Opinion
Maurer v. Arab Petroleum Corp.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 10, 1940No. 7438PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Judge German
delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.
This suit was instituted in the District Court of Wilson County by George Maurer, who will be called plaintiff, against Joe Maurer and Arab Petroleum Corporation, herein designated defendants. The purpose of the suit was to recover the balance due upon two notes and to foreclose a vendor’s lien securing said notes upon 430 acres of land. The essential facts are as follows:
On April 9, 1927, Jesus Leal and wife conveyed the 430 acres of land to Carlota M. de Gonzales, and the two notes in question, aggregating the sum…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Briscoe v. PowerIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
- Moore v. ShurtleffIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Arab Petroleum Corp. v. MaurerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Wiggins v. LeinenweberDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Elton, Inc. v. United States, Farmers Home Administration (In re Boswell Land & Livestock, Inc.)District Court, D. Utah · 1988
- Thomas N. Kearns and Vineyard Bay Development Company, Inc. v. Bruce Liesman, Trustee Alamo Title Insurance of Texas And the Vineyard on Lake Travis, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998