Legal Opinion

Silas v. Butler

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 8, 1955No. 12908PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GANNON, Justice.

This is an appeal by Alonzo Silas and wife, who were plaintiffs below, from an adverse judgment on their bill filed against defendant, Earl D. Butler, seeking to set aside a final and non-appealable judgment in a prior suit brought by Earl D. Butler against the plaintiffs. No statement of facts accompanies the transcript.

The judgment in the former suit was one establishing and foreclosing an equitable vendor’s purchase money lien upon land which Butler had conveyed to Silas and wife as community property. Silas and wife alleged the subject property to be homestead and that it…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Bruce v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Harold v. Houston Yacht ClubCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  2. Lusk v. General Motors Acceptance CorporationCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965

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