Griffin v. Bell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harrison County; P. O. Beard, Judge. Suit by Nancy Griffin and others against J. A. Bell and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
The appellants Nancy Griffin and her children own a tract of about 250 acres of land situated in Panola county. The property belonged to the community estate of Nancy Griffin and her deceased husband, and at the time of the transactions hereinafter described was occupied by her as her homestead. Her children also resided on and used portions of the land. In March, 1916, Nancy Griffin, joined by one of her sons, executed an oil lease conveying certain mineral rights to J. A. Bell and J. P. Evans. Some time later it was discovered that this lease had not been signed by all of the Griffin heirs,…
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