Legal Opinion

West Lumber Co. v. Henderson

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 25, 1922No. 765PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Polk County; J. L. Manry, Judge. Action by P. B. Henderson, as guardian of Tom Moore, alleged to be non compos mentis, against the West Lumber Company, in which the alleged incompetent intervened as plaintiff after he was adjudged to have recovered his sanity. Judgment for the plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtO’Quinn, J.

P. B. Henderson, as guardian of Tom Moore, who was alleged to be non compos mentis, filed this suit in the district court of Polk county, Tex., May 14, 1915, against the West Lumber Company in trespass to try title for 117 acres of land known as block 36 of the J. S. Garner league in Polk county, and being a subdivision of the estate of A. P. Garner, deceased, and for damages on account of timber cut by defendant on said land. Pending this suit, Moore was adjudged to have recovered his sanity, and on July 4, 1918, he intervened as plaintiff, and on trial judgment was awarded him for the land…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Culbertson v. BlanchardTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Weems, Receiver v. MastersonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  3. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. AddisonTexas Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Watson v. BakerTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  5. G. W. Tom & Wife v. WollhoeferTexas Supreme Court · 1884

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Hoover v. General Crude Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Safety Casualty Co. v. WallsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
  3. Smith v. RiviereCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
  4. Yellowstone County v. WightMontana Supreme Court · 1943
  5. Seaboard Bank & Trust Co. v. AmunyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928

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