Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Ellison

Texas Supreme Court

Decided March 10, 1909No. 1926PublishedCited by 34 opinions

Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Hunt County. Ellison sued Thomas and others, and recovered against Thomas, who appealed and on affirmance obtained writ of error.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams

The defendant in error, who was the plaintiff below, began this action May 39, 1905, in the District Court of Hunt County against W. A. Thomas, Sr., J. J. Harrison and wife, and W. A. Thomas, Jr., to enjoin a sale of land in that county by Thomas, Sr., trustee, in a deed of trust upon the land executed by Thomas, Jr., to secure two notes, also executed by him to Harrison and wife, upon the allegations that the notes had been paid and that defendants had conspired together and were claiming that they had not been paid in order to defraud plaintiff of his land. Four amended petitions were…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gunst v. PelhamTexas Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Kendall v. HackworthTexas Supreme Court · 1885
  3. El Paso National Bank v. FuchsTexas Supreme Court · 1896

3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Wolff v. Commercial Standard Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
  2. Carruth v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
  3. Press v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
  4. Closner v. ChapinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  5. Hill v. ProvineCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924

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