Howell v. Fidelity Lumber Co.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Ninth Supreme Judicial District. Action by the Fidelity Lumber Company against Mrs. R. C. Howell and- others. Judgment so far as favorable to the named defendant was reversed by the Court of Civil Appeals (206 S. W. 947), and she brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, J.
Defendant in error, Fidelity Lumber Company, sued plaintiff in error, Mrs. R. C. Howell, and the defendants named in the petition, in trespass to try title to the 480-acre tract of land described in the petition.
Defendant G. G. Howell sought by virtue of the 10-year statute to establish title to 40 acres of the land, but the jury found adversely to his claim, and he did not appeal from' the judgment rendered.
Plaintiff in error, as well as the other defendants, disclaimed as to all of the land except a tract of 160 acres described in the first amended original answer and sought to establish…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hotard v. HotardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1857
- Fidelity Lumber Co. v. HowellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
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- Frkovich v. PetranovichNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1944
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