Legal Opinion

Ellis v. First City National Bank

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided July 26, 1993No. 12-91-00287-CVPublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BILL BASS, Justice.

This is a partition case. Appellants contend that the trial court should have ordered the subject property sold and the proceeds partitioned because the tract was incapable of being fairly partitioned in kind. Appellants also maintain that the trial court erred in apportioning the court costs in proportion to the owners’ total acreage rather than the relative value of that interest. We will reverse that portion of the judgment adjudging costs and remand the cause for a determination of costs as required by Texas Rule of Civil PROCEDURE 778. Otherwise, the judgment will be…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Marmion v. WellsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
  2. Montgomery v. HuffCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
  3. Roberts v. PhilpotCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
  4. DeMarco v. Van HeesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973

3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Billy H. Champion v. David R. Robinson, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2012
  2. Estate Land Co. v. WieseCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  3. Jeter v. McGraw, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2007
  4. Merendino v. Burrell, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1996
  5. Carson v. HagamanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994

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