Legal Opinion

Westcliff Co. v. Wall

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 25, 1953No. 15448PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MASSEY, Chief Justice.,

From a judgment awarding actual damages for the plaintiff, widow of a purchaser in a real estate transaction, against defendants, who were not principals to such transaction but against whom suit was predicated upon their having induced the purchase by false promises to do and to refrain from doing certain things relating to their own adjoining properties in the future, and awarding exemplary damages against the one of the defendants who had actually made the promises, the defendants appeal.

Judgment affirmed.

For the purposes of this appeal we may consider that J. E.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Washington v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Sibley v. Southland Life Ins. Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1931
  4. National Aid Life Ass'n v. DrisKillCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
  5. Price v. D'YarmettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Commercial Travelers Casualty Co. v. PerryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955

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