Legal Opinion

Luckett v. Scruggs

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 16, 1889No. 6304PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from Fannin. Tried below before Hon. D. H. Scott.

1Opinion of the Court

Henry, Associate Justice.—

This suit is about a conflicting boundary line between the Curtis and Beck surveys. The suit was commenced by appellants in the form of an action of trespass to try title.

It was admitted that appellants owned the Curtis and appellee the Beck survey. There was a jury trial, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the defendant. The Curtis survey is several years older than the Beck and lies directly west of the Beck survey.

The controversy is as to the location of the southeast corner of the Curtis survey, that being the southwest corner of the Beck. Others corners of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Stafford v. KingTexas Supreme Court · 1867

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Taylor v. Higgins Oil & Fuel Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1928
  2. Teal v. Powell Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1953
  3. Goodrich v. West Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1915
  4. Warren v. SwanzyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
  5. Prairie Oil & Gas Co. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921

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