Legal Opinion

Gallup v. Runnels

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 26, 1917No. 256Published

Appeal from District Court, Angelina County; L. D. Guinn, Judge. Suit by Jessie Runnels and others against David L. Gallup. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.

This suit was originally filed by the appellees, Jessie Runnels and Ella Clingman, against appellant for a partition of the Henry Stagner league of land in Angelina county, it being alleged in the petition that the plaintiffs were the owners of an undivided one-tenth interest in one-third of said league and that appellant owned the remaining nine-tenths. Afterwards, Annie Merrell, joined by her husband J. W. Merrell, and A. J. Murray, intervened, and alleged that they were entitled to one-twentieth interest in an undivided one-third of the Stag-ner league. Appellant answered by plea of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Smith v. EstillTexas Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Snowden v. RushTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Howard v. TandyTexas Supreme Court · 1891

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