Bassett v. Sherrod
Texas Supreme Court
Application for writ of error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Third District, in an appeal from Brown County.' The suit was trespass to try title in which defendants recovered judgmeat in the trial court. On appeal this judgment was reversed and remanded.
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Application for writ of error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Third District, in an appeal from Brown County.' The suit was trespass to try title in which defendants recovered judgmeat in the trial court. On appeal this judgment was reversed and remanded. (35 S. W. Rep., 312.) Appellees sought writ of error on the ground: 1. That the court erred in holding a certain sheriff’s deed to L. R. Knight void for insufficient description of the land and parol testimony inadmissible to aid the description and identify the land; and in so doing overruled Kingston v. Pickens, 46 Texas, 101; Wilson v.…
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
In this case the judgment of the District Court was reversed and the cause remanded. Although the cause is sent back with instructions, the decision of the Court of Civil Appeals does niot settle the case; nor is it so averred in the petition for the writ of error. But in order to show jurisdiction in this court it is alleged that the decision of the Court of Civil Appeals is in conflict with certain decisions of this court on two propositions announced in the opinion. We have examined the cases cited in support of the averment, and, while we find that there may he some…
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