Legal Opinion
Rankin v. Rankin
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 1912No. 2264PublishedCited by 19 opinions
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Third District, in an appeal from Waller County. J. T. Rankin, as executor, sued L. A. Rankin and others and had judgment. It was affirmed on appeal by defendants, who then obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Brown
We copy the following findings of fact by the Court of Civil Appeals :
“From the evidence in the record, we find the following to be the facts as bearing on the issues made by the pleadings:
“1. Mrs. Charlotte Rankin, on June 23rd, 1897, executed a deed to Mrs. L. A. Rankin, wife of Harry W. Rankin, to 100 acres of land out of a 300-acre tract, in Ellis County, Texas, the consideration recited in said deed being $25 cash and love and affection. No attack is made on this deed.
“2. On November 24th, 1898, the said Mrs. Charlotte Rankin executed a deed to the said Mrs. L. A. Rankin for the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Throckmorton v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
3Cited by19 opinions
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