Legal Opinion

City of Fort Worth v. Burnett

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 18, 1938No. 13814Published

1Opinion

On Motion for Rehearing.

Immediately upon rendition of judgment by this court affirming, the judgment of the trial court, at our request the appellants filed motion far rehearing of the cause, and we immediately certified the case to the Supreme Court of the state of Texas, in which certificate we submitted two questions, as follows:(1). Is the deed from S. B. Burnett to the City of Forth Worth ambiguous, so as to let in parol testimony to explain it and aid in construing it ?(2). If said deed is not ambiguous, then do its terms forbid, by express words or by clear implication, the erection…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Williams v. . GallatinNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
  2. Board of Park Com'rs v. City of NashvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Hall v. Fairchild-Gilmore-Wilton Co.California Court of Appeal · 1924
  4. City of Hopkinsville v. JarrettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
  5. City of Fort Worth v. BurnettTexas Supreme Court · 1938

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