City of Beaumont v. Moore

The respondent, R. A. Moore, sued the petitioner, the City of Beaumont, to recover $13,772.00 which he had paid the city for a 1/16 royalty interest in 275.44 acres of land owned and used by the city as an airport. He also sought cancellation of various instruments of conveyance. The trial court sustained *49certain exceptions to his petition, and, upon his refusal to amend, dismissed the suit. The court of civil appeals reversed the judgment and remanded the cause to the trial court. 195 S. W. (2d) 968.

It therefore becomes necessary to review the pleadings of the respondent.

It appears from…