Legal Opinion
Stark v. Stefka
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 28, 1973No. 11963PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’QUINN, Justice.
Charlie Stefka, appellee, brought this suit in trespass to try title to recover a small rural tract of land in Travis County from W. H. Stark, who lived on the land. The case was tried before the court without intervention of a jury in January of 1972, and on February 16 the court entered judgment for Stefka, plaintiff.
At the trial plaintiff introduced a sheriff’s deed to plaintiff, an order of execution, and proof of advertisement of the sale, but did not introduce the judgment, upon which the order issued, in proof of the sheriff’s power to sell.
Stark filed a motion for new…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wofford v. McKinnaTexas Supreme Court · 1859
- Hejl v. WirthTexas Supreme Court · 1961
- Republic National Bank of Dallas v. FredericksTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n v. ElderTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- Richards v. RuleTexas Commission of Appeals · 1919
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- Sani v. Powell, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
- Volunteer Council of Denton State School, Inc. v. Berry, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1990
- Mitchell v. Mesa Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Michael A. Jenkins and Helen Marie Jones Van Dyke v. Nebraska Alexander Lucille Rogers Jeraline Thornton Hallie B. Ward Willie L. Roach Sam Clark Evelina Lipscomb Horace Nichols James Nichols Marie Jones And Bessie Lee Hill, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997
- Sani v. Powell, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2005
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.