Legal Opinion
Smith v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1946No. 11474PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Circuit Judge.
The United States brought suit to establish its title, and right of possession, to certain lands in Shelby Cqunty, Texas, described by metes and bounds. The defendants were Adrian D. Smith, Zack P. Shof-ner, Mrs. Dewey Shofner Metcalf, Mary S. Denby, and her husband, Ray Denby. The defendant, Smith, is the grantee of the other defendants under a deed made in 1942.
The chain of title of the Government is:
E. C. Mauldin to James P. Payne (1889) ;■ Mrs. Jennie Payne to Will A. Pickering (1901); Will A. Pickering to Pickering Lumber Company (1906); Pickering Lumber Company to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Maxwell Land Grant Co. v. DawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Reusens v. LawsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Oliphant v. MarkhamTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Ward v. ScarboroughTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- Landa v. ObertTexas Supreme Court · 1890
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Allison v. StateArizona Supreme Court · 1966
- Matthews v. Rains CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
- Fuentes v. HirschCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Seddon v. HarrisonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Garland v. Holston Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1964
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