Legal Opinion
John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Bennett
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 5, 1942No. 2368PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICE, Chief Justice.
On December 12, 1935, all of the children of I. M. Bennett, deceased, except a son, Henry L. Bennett, brought suit in trespass to try title to, and for partition of, a tract of 70 acres of land in Johnson county, against the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company; and on the same day all of said children brought a similar suit against the Commerce Trust Company, as-signee of Commerce Farm Credit Company, and others not necessary to mention, involving the title to an adjoining tract of 75 acres of land. The two tracts above mentioned are carved out of the 145-acre tract…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Johnson v. ElmenTexas Supreme Court · 1900
- Smith v. BussTexas Supreme Court · 1940
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. BennettTexas Supreme Court · 1939
- Goldman v. BlumTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- Prater v. Traders & General Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1935
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Colonial Refrigerated Transportation, Inc. v. George P. Mitchell, George P. Mitchell v. Colonial Refrigerated Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- McFaddin v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1943
- McFaddin v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
- West v. Austin National BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Collier Manufacturing & Supply, Inc. v. Interfirst Bank Austin, N.A.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1988
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