Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Cochran

Texas Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1869PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from Brazoria. The case was tried before Hon. Behjamin Shropshire, one of the district judges. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtLihdsay, J.

—A judgment having been recovered against the appellant by John L. Cochran, at the spring term, 1867, of the district court of Brazoria county, an execution issued thereon,- and was levied upon four town lots, and the improvements, in the town of Brazoria. The appellant sued out a writ of injunction against the execution, alleging, in his petition to obtain it, that the lots and improvements were his homestead, and did not exceed in value the sum of $2,000. In his petition the sheriff alone was made a party defendant in the suit. The plaintiff in the execution, who ought also to have been…

2Cited by18 opinions

  1. Tomlyanovich v. TomlyanovichSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
  2. Town of Highland Park v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
  3. Zimmerman v. FrankeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1886
  4. Howard v. MarshallTexas Supreme Court · 1878
  5. Richardson v. WoodwardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1900

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