Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Bermuda Land & Live Stock Co.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided June 1, 1921No. 218-3343PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from Court of Civil Appeals of Fourth Supreme Judicial District. Suit by Mary I. Richardson and another, executors of Asher Richardson, against the Bermuda Land & Live Stock Company. From a judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals affirming a judgment in favor of the defendant (210 S. W. 746), plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, P. J.
A contract executed October 5, 1908, by the Bermuda Land & Live Stock Company, defendant in error, of which *338the following is a copy, forms the basis of the controversy involved in this suit:
“Whereas, we own the following described land, the same being situated in Dimmit county, Texas, known as survey No. -; and whereas, said land will be greatly enhanced in value by the construction of a standard gauge railroad from a point on the I. & G. N. Railroad now in operation, into Dimmit county, Texas: Therefore, for value received, and as an inducement to Asher Richardson and his associates, and…
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