Olcott v. Ennis-Calvert Compress Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas. On the 26th day of October, 1900, plaintiff in error brought this suit against the Ennis-Calvert Compress Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Texas, in trespass to try title and for the possession of a certain tract of land, being town lot property situated in the city of Waco.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas. On the 26th day of October, 1900, plaintiff in error brought this suit against the Ennis-Calvert Compress Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Texas, in trespass to try title and for the possession of a certain tract of land, being town lot property situated in the city of Waco. The defendant, after demurring, filed its original answer, pleading not guilty and the statutes of limitations of three, five, and ten years. The case was tried before the court (a jury being waived in…
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The first finding of fact is that the facts in this case are the same as in the case of Houston & T. C. R. Co. v. Ennis-Calvert Compress Co., decided by the court of civil appeals, and reported in 56 S. W. 367, to which reference may be made. If we turn to the said reported case, wc find an opinion of the court of civil appeals reviewing a triál and judgment in the district court of McLennan county, Tex., in a suit for trespass to try title, involving the property herein in controversy. There was no specific finding of facts in the district court of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Norris v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Martinton v. FairbanksSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Raimond v. Terrebonne ParishSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. Ennis-Calvert Compress Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1900
- Coddington v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
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