Legal Opinion

Etheridge v. Campbell

Texas Commission of Appeals

Decided November 5, 1919No. 89-2899PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Fifth Supreme Judicial District. Suit by J. W. Campbell, Jr., against I. G. Etheridge and others. Judgment for plaintiff was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals (179 S. W. 1144), and defendants bring error.

1Opinion of the CourtStrong, J.

Defendant in error brought this suit against plaintiffs in error in the ordinary form of trespass to try title to two lots in the city of Dallas. The trial in the lower court was without the intervention of a jury, and resulted in a judgment in favor of defendant in error, which was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. 179 'S. W. 1144.

Both parties claim under the Dallas Land & Loan Company as a common source. The lots in controversy were on September 22, 1890, conveyed to Hollingsworth Bros, by said company, the consideration being $150 in cash and four notes executed by the grantees, one…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Patty v. MiddletonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Moran v. WheelerTexas Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Southern B. and L. Assn. v. BrackettTexas Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Southern Building & Loan Ass'n v. BrackettTexas Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Cantrell v. DyerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1894

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Little v. ShieldsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
  2. Kirby Lumber Corporation v. John W. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
  3. Havis v. Thorne Inv. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1932
  4. Winchester v. BoggsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937

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