Keith Lumber Co. v. Houston Oil Co. of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Texas; Walter T. Burns, Judge. Suit by the Houston Oil Company of Texas and its receiver against the Keith Dumber Company and others. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant company appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BATTS, Circuit Judge.
Suit was by the Houston Oil Company of Texas and its receiver against Keith Lumber Company and others, for the timber on section 102, certificate 120, T. & N. O. Ry. Co., in Hardin and Jefferson counties, Tex. C. M. Votaw, patentee, is the common source of the respective claims to title. After the timber deed from Votaw (acknowledged in 1902), under which complainants claim, but prior to its registration in 1906, Votaw made a conveyance of the land in 1905, under which Keith Lumber Company asserts title, questioning the execution and validity of the prior deed, and the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- White v. EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- State v. Houston Oil Co. of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Gordon v. DillinghamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1908
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- T. H. Mastin & Co. v. Kirby Lumber Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1936
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