Legal Opinion
State v. Houston Oil Co. of Texas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 21, 1917No. 5494PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKey, C. J.
The state of Texas, acting through the Attorney General’s department, brought this suit against the Houston Oil Company of Texas, the Kirby Lumber Company, and the Maryland Trust Company; all three being private corporations. The state sought to cancel patents which it had issued to 152 separate tracts of land, and also sought a recovery of the several tracts of land referred to. There was a nonjury trial, which resulted in a judgment for the state for the recovery of one of the tracts, and in favor of the defendants as to all the other tracts, and the state has appealed.
The Attorney General…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mansel v. CastlesTexas Supreme Court · 1900
- McGrady v. Terrell, CommissionerTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- Hooks v. KirbyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909
- Wing v. DunnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
- Weber v. RoganTexas Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by22 opinions
- First Nat. Bank of Giddings v. Lee County Cotton Oil Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1925
- State v. Aransas Dock and Channel CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
- State v. Houston & T. C. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Meek v. Wheeler CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
- McInnis v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1980
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