Skinner v. Waits
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hopkins County; Wm. Pierson, Judge. Action by Lois Skinner and others, by next friend, against W. T. Waits and others. From a judgment for defendants on demurrer to the petition, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
This is an action by appellants against the appellees, to set aside a judgment entered at a former term of the district court. The court sustained a general demurrer to the plaintiffs’ petition, and the appeal is to revise the ruling of the court.
It appears from the allegations in the petition that W. T. Waits and E. L. Waits, by deed of January 9, 1915, conveyed 45½ acres of land to “J. Mercer Carter, as trustee for the minor children of R. O. Carter and Ellen Curtiss Skinner.” The deed recited the consideration of $1,500 cash and a vendor’s lien note for $2,500, signed by the said trustee.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Goss v. McClarenTexas Supreme Court · 1856
3Cited by1 opinion
- Taylor Milling Co. v. American Bag Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1921