Legal Opinion

Pitts v. Elsler

Texas Supreme Court

Decided December 3, 1894No. 210PublishedCited by 65 opinions

Question Certified from Court of Civil Appeals, in an appeal-from Second Supreme Judicial District.

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Associate Justice.

The Court of Civil Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District certifies to this court the following question:

“In this case we deem it proper to certify for decision the question, whether a married woman, who has purchased personal property and paid part of the purchase price cash, and promised to pay the balance at a day specified in the future, at which time, upon the payment being made, the vendor is to deliver the personal property to her, can, before the time for the deferred payment and delivery arrives, avoid the contract and recover back the cash payment…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Taylor v. HallTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  2. Johnson v. JonesMississippi Supreme Court · 1876

3Cited by65 opinions

  1. Archer v. GriffithTexas Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Clark, Sheriff v. Finley, ComptrollerTexas Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Pennell v. United InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  4. Frazier v. LambertCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909
  5. D. Sullivan & Co. v. RamseyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913

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