Legal Opinion
Ennis Mercantile Co. v. Wathen
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1900No. 924PublishedCited by 48 opinions
Questions certified from the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, on writ of error from Ellis County.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
The Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District has certified to this court the following statement and questions:
“On the 24th day of September, 1898, the Ennis Mercantile Company, plaintiff in error, instituted a suit in the County Court of Ellis County against J. F. Stewart, and in said suit caused a writ of sequestration to issue, requiring the sheriff to take into his possession certain property alleged to be the property of defendant, consisting of about seventy acres of cotton raised by the defendant, J. F. Stewart, on the farm of Mrs. M. M. Wathen. Said writ…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Boggess v. HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- P. J. Willis & Bro. v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- Davis v. ThomasTexas Supreme Court · 1849
3Cited by48 opinions
- Harris v. LebowCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
- Smirl v. Globe Laboratories, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1945
- Barcus v. J. I. Case Threshing MacH. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Neville v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Gerneth v. Galbraith-Foxworth Lumber Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1927
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