Legal Opinion

Keenan v. Slaughter

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 8, 1908PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Hale County. Tried below before Hon. L. S. Kinder.

1Opinion of the Court

CONNER, Chief Justice.

Appellee on the 20th of February, 1906, instituted this suit against appellant in the usual form of trespass to try title to recover a section of land described in his petition. Appellant pleaded the general denial, not guilty, improvements in good faith, and in cross-claim asserted title to the land in controversy in the form of trespass to try title. The trial, which was before the court without the intervention of a jury, resulted in a judgment for appellee for the land in. controversy, and in favor of appellant on his plea of improvements in good faith.

Appellee…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Davis v. FarnesTexas Supreme Court · 1862
  2. Morrison v. LoftinTexas Supreme Court · 1875

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Miller v. LearyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
  2. De Lay v. WolffarthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
  3. Lewright v. WallsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909

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