Legal Opinion
Fant v. Howell
Texas Supreme Court
Decided February 9, 1977No. B-6142PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.
This suit was brought by Alfred E. Fant against Fred and Bessie Howell for specific performance of a contract to convey property by general warranty deed and for compensation for a portion of the tract lost by adverse possession to third parties. The trial court rendered a directed verdict for the Howells and the court of civil appeals affirmed. 537 S.W.2d 350. We reverse and remand to the trial court.
On April 21, 1961 the Howells and Fant entered into a contract of sale for a tract of land 1 in Bell County. The agreed purchase price was $30,000 and Fant made a down…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Leeson v. City of HoustonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- English v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- Whitaker v. FeltsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1941
- Whitaker v. FeltsTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Burchfield v. MarkhamTexas Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- GXG, INC. v. Texacal Oil & Gas, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1998
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