Dillard v. Cochran
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hill County; C. M. Smithdeal, Judge. • Actio.n by B. B. Cochran and others against P. H. Dillard and others. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant P. H. Dillard appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtKey, C. J.
Appellees, the surviving widow and children of W. B. Cochran, deceased, brought this suit against P. H. Dillard, Will Dillard, and his wife, Ella Dillard, to recover an undivided one-half interest in 72 acres of land situated in Hill county. The defendants answered by plea of not guilty, the three, five, and ten years’ statutes of limitation, and by special answer, alleging that the deed executed by P. H. Dillard, conveying the land in controversy to W. B. Cochran, under whom the plaintiffs claim, was procured by fraud. The deed was in the usual form, and contained a general warranty clause.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Johnston v. MartinTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Carr v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Williams v. P. J. Willis & Bro.Texas Supreme Court · 1892
- Hines v. RobinsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1869
- McGhee v. RomatkaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1898
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