Louisiana & Texas Lumber Co. v. Kennedy
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Houston County. Kennedy and wife sued the lumber company for the recovery of land and obtained judgment. It was affirmed on appeal by defendant, who thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
Kennedy and wife instituted this suit to recover of the plaintiffs in error 160 acres of land, being a part of survey No. 56 in the name of the International & Great Northern Railroad Company, situated in Houston County. We will eliminate from this statement all that does not bear upon the issue of law that is presented to us for decision. The lumber company had the title to the land unless Kennedy acquired title thereto by limitation of ten years. There is no dispute before us as to the occupancy of the land for ten years, but the proposition is presented that Kennedy was not entitled to a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Giddings v. FischerTexas Supreme Court · 1903
3Cited by32 opinions
- Kirby Lumber Company v. ConnTexas Supreme Court · 1924
- Louisiana & Texas Lumber Co. v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
- Walker v. MaynardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
- Durham v. Houston Oil Co. of TexasTexas Commission of Appeals · 1920
- Wickizer v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
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