Legal Opinion

Cameron v. Romele

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 20, 1880No. Case No. 4082PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from Collin. Tried below before the Hon. Joseph Bledsoe. Suit in trespass to try title, brought by the appellant, F. B. Cameron, against appellee, Amelia Romele, on the 17th day of April, A. D. 1878. Appellee filed a general demurrer, the plea of not guilty and a general denial, and pleaded specially that on or about the 12th day of December, A. D. 1877, she was the legal and equitable owner of the land in controversy, and that at that time one Charles Maher, who was…

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Appeal from Collin. Tried below before the Hon. Joseph Bledsoe. Suit in trespass to try title, brought by the appellant, F. B. Cameron, against appellee, Amelia Romele, on the 17th day of April, A. D. 1878. Appellee filed a general demurrer, the plea of not guilty and a general denial, and pleaded specially that on or about the 12th day of December, A. D. 1877, she was the legal and equitable owner of the land in controversy, and that at that time one Charles Maher, who was appellant’s vendor, by false and fraudulent representations induced her to convey to him, Maher, the land without…

1Opinion of the Court

Moore, Chief Justice.

It is admitted by the parties, and found as a fact by the court below, that appellee, Amelia Romele, was the owner and in actual possession of the land in controversy on the 12th day of December, 1877, when the deed to Charles Maher, appellant’s vendor, was executed. This deed, which is in the usual form of a general warranty deed, purports to have been made in consideration of eight hundred dollars, paid at the time of its execution, was duly acknowledged and recorded on the day of its, date. There is nothing on" the face of it from which it can be inferred that it was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Watkins v. EdwardsTexas Supreme Court · 1859
  2. Mullins v. WimberlyTexas Supreme Court · 1878

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Strong v. StrongTexas Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Wilson v. DentonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Rivera v. White, GuardianTexas Supreme Court · 1901
  4. Weaver v. NugentTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  5. Dodd v. GainesTexas Supreme Court · 1891

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