Legal Opinion
Davis v. Nueces Valley Irrigation Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 16, 1910No. 2021PublishedCited by 27 opinions
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District in an appeal from Bexar County. The irrigation company brought the action against Davis and wife and Brooks and judgment was rendered for defendants. Upon plaintiff’s appeal the judgment was reversed and rendered in its favor and appellee thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
We adopt the following statement of the case made by the Honorable Court of Civil Appeals:
“Appellant, a private corporation, brought this suit, on June 7, 1907, against appellees, Wiliam II. Davis, Alletta B. Davis, his wife, and Ida F. Brooks to cancel a deed made by appellant through its president, William H. Davis, on June 4, 1904, to his wife, Alletta B. Davis, and Ida F. Brooks, convejdng them two hundred acres of land situated in the county of Dimmitt, and State of Texas, the property of appellant corporation, upon the ground that the conveyance is void, because executed hy Davis…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Twin-Lick Oil Co. v. MarburySupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Sawyer v. HoagSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Kelley v. Newburyport & Amesbury Horse RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. FinnTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- Washington Savings Bank v. Butchers & Drovers' BankSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
3Cited by27 opinions
- Gearhart Industries, Inc. v. Smith International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Old Republic Ins. Co., Inc. v. Fuller, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1996
- Zorn v. BrooksTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- Allen v. WilkersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 91,667 Gearhart Industries, Inc., Cross v. Smith International, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Third Party Cross v. Texas American/fort Worth N.A., Trustee, Third Party DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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