William Cameron & Co. v. Gebhard
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals, Third District, in a case from Mc-Lennan County. The complaint by the plaintiffs in error is: “ Because the facts found by the court below, and adopted by the Court of Civil Appeals, do not show any such physical preparation or act of any kind as is necessary to fix a homestead as against the plaintiffs, who furnished the lumber and material for the erection of the building thereon.
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Error to Court of Civil Appeals, Third District, in a case from Mc-Lennan County. The complaint by the plaintiffs in error is: “ Because the facts found by the court below, and adopted by the Court of Civil Appeals, do not show any such physical preparation or act of any kind as is necessary to fix a homestead as against the plaintiffs, who furnished the lumber and material for the erection of the building thereon. We think it too evident for discussion, that the declaration at or subsequent to the time of the purchase, of an intention to make the property a homestead, it having no…
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
Plaintiffs in error sued the defendants in error in the District Court, to enforce a material man’s lien upon a certain lot in the city of Waco. The case was tried before the judge without a jury, and findings of the facts were made and filed on the written motion of the plaintiffs. The findings of the district judge were adopted by the Court of Civil Appeals. Judgment was given against plaintiffs, which was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals, and a writ of error granted by this court.
The facts are, briefly, that Mary Gebhard owned a lot in Waco as her separate…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Franklin v. CoffeeTexas Supreme Court · 1857
- Archibald v. JacobsTexas Supreme Court · 1887
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- Gardner v. DouglassTexas Supreme Court · 1885
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Baum v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897
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