Legal Opinion

Hollingsworth v. Mexia

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 8, 1896PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Error from Anderson. Tried below before Hon. A. B. Watkins.

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.

S. R. and E. A. Mexia, asserting title to eleven leagues of land' situated in Anderson and Freestone Counties, granted to J. A. Aguilera, brought suit against J. C. Brunet to recover a portion of same claimed by him, lying in the former county. Brunet disclaimed as to all of the land sued for except two tracts, described by metes and bounds, containing, respectively, 500 and 536 acres, and as to these he pleaded limitation of three years. He also specially described in his answer two parcels of 175 acres each, out of the above mentioned tracts, and as to these he…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Pitcher v. LivingstonNew York Supreme Court · 1809
  2. Dickson v. Desire's AdministratorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1856
  3. Flaniken v. NealTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Crisfield v. StorrCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1872
  5. Mitchell & Mitchell v. WrightTexas Supreme Court · 1849

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. City of Beaumont v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Garcia v. YzaguirreTexas Commission of Appeals · 1919
  3. Moore v. City of BeaumontCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
  4. Compton v. Trico Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1938
  5. Bonzer v. GarrettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913

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