Legal Opinion

Southern Kansas Ry. Co. of Texas v. Vance.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 8, 1913PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Randall County ; Jno. W. Yeale, Special Judge. Action by J. C. Yance against the Southern Kansas Railway Company of Texas. From a judgment for plaintiff! defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtHuff, C. J.

This is a suit by appellee, J. G. Vance, against appellant, the Southern Kansas Railway Company of Texas, in trespass to try title to ll28/ioo acres of land in Carson county. Judgment was rendered for the land and for damages in favor of appel-lee in the district court of Randall county, where the case had been taken on change of' venue, from which judgment appellant brings the case to this court on appeal.

The petition is in form one in trespass to' try title. The answer is by general denial, disclaimer except as to ll28/ioo acres of land described by metes and bounds, estoppel and two and…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Horn v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  2. State ex rel. Henderson v. County CourtSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
  3. Galveston, H. & S. A. R. R. Co. v. Pfeuffer & IrelandTexas Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Texas Mexican Railway Co. v. JarvisTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  5. Hickman v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1870

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. PGP Gas Products, Inc. v. FarissTexas Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Lone Star Gas Co. v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
  3. Matagorda County Drainage Dist. No. 5 v. BordenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  4. Taylor v. TodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1944
  5. Garner v. Chicago, R. I. & G. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1928

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