Legal Opinion

Watson v. Rainey

Texas Supreme Court

Decided December 29, 1887No. 2297PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Red River. Tried below before the Hon. H. W. Lightfoot, Specia Judge.

1Opinion of the Court

Stayton, Associate Justice.

This is' a suit brought by the appellees to, restrain the sale of a tract of land which was formerly community property owned by John and Cynthia Robbins, and occupied by them at the time of the death of John Robbins, which occurred in the year 1863, as their homestead. John Robbins was insolvent at the time of his death, although ho owned a considerable landed estate, and he left no constituent of his family other than his wife Cynthia. He had, however, several children, but they were of age or married and had ceased to reside with their parents. Soon after the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Green v. CrowTexas Supreme Court · 1856
  2. Reeves v. GoodnerTexas Supreme Court · 1875
  3. Sossaman v. PowellTexas Supreme Court · 1858
  4. Davis v. McCartneyTexas Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Horn v. ArnoldTexas Supreme Court · 1879

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hoefling v. HoeflingTexas Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Hoefling v. HoeflingTexas Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Krueger v. WolfCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1896
  4. Gaines v. GainesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1893

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