Legal Opinion

Warburton v. Wilkinson

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 26, 1916No. 5584PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from Victoria County Court; J. P. Pool, Judge. Action by B. J. Wilkinson against A. I-I. Warburton. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.

This suit -was instituted by ap-pellee to recover of appellant the sum of $650, the balance due on the rent of 2,000 acres of land for grazing purposes for the year beginning August 1, 1913, and ending July 31, 1914. Appellant answered that he had not made a contract to rent the premises, and that his brother, J. A. Warburton, who leased the premises, was not his agent and had no authority to rent the premises. A jury being waived, the court rendered judgment in favor of appellee for $650, with interest at 6 per cent, from January 1, 1915.

[1] The facts show that J. A. Warburton was the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Heffron v. PollardTexas Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Nelson v. HarringtonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Sanger v. WarrenTexas Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Marx & Blum v. Luling Co-Operative Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Owen v. KingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
  2. Condra v. Grogan Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  3. National Cattle Loan Co. v. ArmstrongCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
  4. W. Oil Fields Corporation v. NowlinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
  5. National Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. CasasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931

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