Legal Opinion
Eastland County v. Davisson
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided February 13, 1929No. 994-5157PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLeddy, J.
The Court of Civil Appeals makes the following full and accurate statement of the case:
“Eastland county sued and recovered judgment against G. A. Davisson, road contractor, and C. B. Starnes, county judge, jointly and severally, for the sum of $388,575.50, and against Joe Burkett and Sam D. Young, jointly and severally with said C. B. Starnes on his official bond, as such county judge, for $5,000, and in favor of Eastland county against all said parties for costs; from which judgment Davisson, Starnes, Burkett, and Young prosecuted this appeal. The judgment also declared void and canceled…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Bigelow v. Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Perkins v. HartSupreme Court of the United States · 1826
- New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. JopesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Perry v. . DickersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Portland Gold Mining Co. v. Stratton's Independence, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Merrell v. MerrellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
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