Legal Opinion

John Church Co. v. Martinez

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 30, 1918No. 7904PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; E, B. Muse, Judge. Proceeding by P. P. Martinez commenced by suing out a distress warrant before a justice of the peace -against the John Church Company of Texas, for an indebtedness for rents, which warrant was levied on certain personal property situated in the building and returned to the district court, whereupon the John Church Company filed a claimant’s oath and bond and took possession of such property, and plaintiff filed…

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Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; E, B. Muse, Judge. Proceeding by P. P. Martinez commenced by suing out a distress warrant before a justice of the peace -against the John Church Company of Texas, for an indebtedness for rents, which warrant was levied on certain personal property situated in the building and returned to the district court, whereupon the John Church Company filed a claimant’s oath and bond and took possession of such property, and plaintiff filed his petition in the district court against the John Church Company of Texas and the John Church Company of Ohio, and the…

1Opinion of the Court

Appellee commenced this proceeding by suing out a distress warrant before a justice of the peace, precinct No. 1, Dallas county, against the John Church Company of Texas, for an indebtedness for rents of a building amounting to $15,000, which warrant was levied on certain pianos situated in said building and returned to the district court. The John Church Company filed a claimant's oath and bond and took possession of said property. Appellee as plaintiff filed his petition in the district court against the John Church Company of Texas, incorporated under the laws of Texas, and the John Church…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Buie v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Robinson Seed Plant v. Hexter KramerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  3. Low v. Troy Laundry MacHinery Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1913
  4. Allen v. BrunnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1903
  5. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. WellsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1900

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Austin Hill Country Realty, Inc. v. Palisades Plaza, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1997
  2. White v. WatkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
  3. Walter E. Heller & Company v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Thomas v. MorrisonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Hickok Producing & Development Co. v. Texas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942

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