Legal Opinion

Lofland v. Greenwood

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 18, 1915No. 877. [fn*]PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Swisher County; R. C. Joiner, Judge. Action by J. W. Greenwood against J. C. Lofland. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

* Application for writ of error pending in Supreme Court. This action was instituted by appellee, Greenwood, against appellant, Lofland, for damages alleged to have been occasioned in conveying to appellee by appellant 480 acres of land by deed, when in fact there was only 334 acres in the tract which passed by the deed. That the 480 acres conveyed was covered in part by 146 acres of an older survey, and that the superior title to such land was in one J. W. Ricks, who had taken possession and fenced same, and that the title, possession, and value thereof was totally lost to appellee. That…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kelley v. WardTexas Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Moore v. PiersonTexas Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Boles v. AldridgeTexas Supreme Court · 1915
  4. O'Brien v. HilburnTexas Supreme Court · 1858
  5. Maddox v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1915

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. R. L. W. v. BillingsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  2. Texas City Transp. Co. v. WintersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  3. Galveston, H. & H. R. v. SlomanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  4. Priddy v. ChildersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
  5. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. McLaughlinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937

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