Legal Opinion

Harrington Overton v. Chambers

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 23, 1911PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Sherman County; D. B. Hill, Judge. Action by Tom Chambers against D. E. Harrington and R. E. Overton. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtPresler, J.

This is a suit by defendant in error, Tom Chambers, hereinafter styled defendant, against plaintiffs in error, D. E. Harrington and R. E. Overton, hereinafter styled plaintiffs, to recover damages in the sum of $1,200 for the unauthorized use by plaintiffs of certain pasture lands in Sherman county, consisting of about 11 sections of land, and known as the “McCrory pasture”; defendant claiming in his petition that he had leased said lands and was in possession thereof, using the same by grazing his cattle thereon, when plaintiffs forcibly, and against his protest, entered upon the said lands…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Murphy v. StellTexas Supreme Court · 1875
  2. Baldridge v. GordonTexas Supreme Court · 1859
  3. Taylor v. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1904
  4. House v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1899
  5. Morgan v. ButlerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1900

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lancaster v. SaylesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921
  2. Stevens v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915

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