Legal Opinion

Ackerman v. Huff

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 30, 1888No. 5766PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Appeal from Bexar. Tried below before the Hon. Geo. H. Noonan. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Stayton, Chief Justice.

This action was brought by the heirs of Alpheus Huff to recover seven hundred acres of land claimed by Joseph Ackerman, George H. Bechsenschutz and August Kroeger, who, by warranty deed, had conveyed to the International & Great Northern Railroad Company a right of way and depot grounds.

The railway company was also made a defendant, and in addition to claim of right of way and depot grounds acquired by proceedings in condemnation had against the plaintiffs, it asserted a claim against its warrantors.

There was a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs for all the land except…

2Cited by26 opinions

  1. City of El Paso v. CoffinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
  2. Davidson v. Texas & New Orleans Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1902
  3. King v. Graham Holding Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1988
  4. Thompson v. SmithTexas Commission of Appeals · 1923
  5. City of San Antonio v. AstoriaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933

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