Legal Opinion
Wilcox v. St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 18, 1973No. 12046PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’QUINN, Justice.
The principal issue controlling decision in this suit, brought initially as an action for declaratory judgment, is ownership of an extensive collection of library materials which includes an assembly of documents known as "The Laredo Archives.”
Materials constituting the collections were amassed by Sebron S. Wilcox while living in Laredo, in Webb County, Texas. Wilcox died in May of 1959, and title to the collections passed by will to his surviving spouse, Stella Marie Wilcox.
In assembling the materials, Wilcox added writings of his own which he produced as a result of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Sherman v. SipperTexas Supreme Court · 1941
- Hallaway v. ThompsonTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- Goldfrank, Frank & Co. v. YoungTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Gautier v. FranklinTexas Supreme Court · 1846
- Harang v. Aetna Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Wilcox v. St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1975
- Williams v. Houston-Citizens Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Wilcox v. St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1973
- Wilcox v. St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1975