Legal Opinion
Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. Hamilton
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 27, 1918No. 2539PublishedCited by 18 opinions
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Jasper County. The Houston Oil Company sued Hamilton and others to restrain the-cutting of timber on certain land. Judgment for defendants was affirmed on appeal by plaintiff, who thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greenwood
The rights of the parties to this writ of error depend upon the legal effect of the following written instrument, towit:
“The State of Texas, County of Jasper. Know all men by these presents, that I, W. C. Parsons, of the County of Jasper and State of Texas, for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars cash to me in hand paid by the Eeliance Lumber Company, have bargained, sold, transferred and delivered and by these presents do bargain, sell, transfer and deliver unto said Eeliance Lumber Company (a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Texas) of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lodwick Lumber Co. v. TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1906
- Butterfield Lumber Co. v. GuyMississippi Supreme Court · 1908
- Lancaster v. RothCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
3Cited by18 opinions
- Humphreys-Mexia Co. v. GammonTexas Supreme Court · 1923
- Stephens v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
- Texas Creosoting Co. v. Hartburg Lumber Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1929
- Prince v. Frost-Johnson Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1923
- Temple Lumber Co. v. ArnoldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
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