Legal Opinion

Kincaid v. Tant

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 4, 1914No. 7923PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from District Court, Jones County; John B. Thomas, Judge. Action by J. D. Tant against W. H. Kin-caid. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. •

1Opinion of the CourtSpeer, J.

J. D. Tant instituted this suit in the district court of Jones county against W. H. Kincaid for the rescission of a contract for the exchange of lands and for a cancellation of a deed executed by him and his wife to the defendant in conformity therewith; the ground of the attack being fraud and mutual mistake as to the character of the defendant’s lands. There was a trial before a jury resulting in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff on the issue of mutual mistake, and judgment was rendered accordingly, and the defendant has appealed.

Most of appellant’s assignments of error, notably 1 to 7,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Buchanan v. BurnettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
  2. Maddox v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Wortman v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920

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