Legal Opinion

Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. Ennis-Calvert Compress Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 11, 1900PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from McLennan, Nineteenth District. Tried below before Hon. Marshall Surratt.

1Opinion of the Court

KEY, Associate Justice.

This is an action of trespass to try title, appellee being the plaintiff and appellant the defendant. There was a non jury trial, resulting in a judgment for the plaintiff, and the defendant has appealed. In addition to the usual averments in a petition in trespass to try title, the plaintiff pleaded title by limitation. The defendant interposed a special exception to so much of the petition as undertook to plead title by limitation, and assigns the overruling of this exception as error.

It is unnecessary to revise this ruling, because we are of the opinion that the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. DunmanTexas Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Walker v. ColeTexas Supreme Court · 1896

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Lawyers Trust Company v. City of HoustonTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  2. East Tennessee & W. N. C. R. v. GougeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1947
  3. Pence v. Tidewater Townsite Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1920
  4. Sands v. HolbertWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1923
  5. McCarthy v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965

9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API