Leal v. Cortez

OPINION

BISSETT, Justice.

Plaintiffs Fidel Leal and Magdalena Leal originally filed this suit in the District Court of Willacy County, wherein they sought title and possession of certain real property, or in the alternative, a declaration that defendants Narciso Cortez and Gloria Cortez and others held said property for their benefit subject to a constructive trust based upon an alleged oral promise to re-convey the subject land to them. At the first trial, the parties reached a settlement, upon which judgment was purportedly rendered by the trial court. On appeal, however, we reversed and…