Legal Opinion

Hamilton v. Blackburn

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 9, 1906PublishedCited by 29 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Bell County. Tried below before Hon. Sam R. Scott.

1Opinion of the Court

FISHER, Chief Justice.

This is an action of trespass to try title, brought December 9, 1899, by the appellants Mrs. Louisa Hamilton, Mrs. W. F. Johnson, W. T. Sutherland, A. H. Sutherland, Samuel E. Watson, Mrs. Jennie Lapice, Burgunda Lapice, Mrs. John A Green and A. M. Monteith against M. W. Blackburn, R. T. Blackburn, W. F. Blackburn and Mrs. Julia A. Blackburn.

The defendants answered by general demurrer, general denial, plea of not guilty and the statutes of limitation of three, five and ten years, and set up that there was an agreed division line established, acquiesced in and agreed to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Boon v. HunterTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  2. Johnson v. ArchibaldTexas Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Arambula v. SullivanTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Booth v. UpshurTexas Supreme Court · 1861
  5. Thomson v. WeismanTexas Supreme Court · 1904

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Taylor v. Higgins Oil & Fuel Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1928
  2. Garza v. KenedyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
  3. Gulf Production Co. v. PalmerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921
  4. State v. TalkingtonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
  5. Pendery v. Panhandle Refining Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1943

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