Legal Opinion

Wood v. Dean

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 8, 1913PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Kaufman County; P. L. Hawkins, Judge. Action by Annie Dean and others against John Wood and others. Judgment for plaintiffs and all defendants except John Wood, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtRainey, C. J.

Annie Dean and Sarah Perrell, joined by their respective husbands, brought this suit against John Wood and Daisy Maxwell and husband to recover their interest, as children, in the property of Jane Wood, deceased, their mother, alleging that John Wood and Jane Wood were husband and wife; that Jane Wood had died; that they and Daisy Maxwell were the only surviving children of the said John and Jane Wood; that at the death of Jane Wood there was a large amount of real and personal community property on hand, which was held by John Wood in trust; and that he had refused to deliver to them the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Stooksbury v. SwanTexas Supreme Court · 1893
  2. Mitchell v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Akin v. JeffersonTexas Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Leatherwood v. ArnoldTexas Supreme Court · 1886
  5. Brown v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1859

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. SheppardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
  2. Coggin v. CogginCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
  3. Kuehn v. KuehnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
  4. Moss v. IngramCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
  5. Coody v. CoodyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951

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