Legal Opinion

Caddell v. Lufkin Land & Lumber Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 27, 1921No. 508Published

Error from District Court, San Augustine County; W. T. Davis, Judge. Trespass to try title by H. B. Caddell and others against the Lufkin Land & Lumber Company and others. From a judgment entered on a directed verdict for defendants, plaintiffs bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

HIGHTOWER, O. J.

This was a suit in trespass to try title brought by the appellants against the appellees herein and a number of other defendants, who were disposed of by the judgment below, and as to the judgment relating to such other defendants, no complaint is made by either party to this appeal. The land involved is the Andrew Caddell league, in San Augustine county, which was granted to Andrew Caddell on April 14, 1835. This league was the community property of Andrew Caddell and his wife, Rhoda Caddell. Andrew. Caddell died in the year 1868, and Rhoda Caddell died in December, 1879.…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Roy v. WhitakerTexas Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Chace v. GreggTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Guilford v. LoveTexas Supreme Court · 1878
  4. Smith v. ButlerTexas Supreme Court · 1892
  5. Avery v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1917

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