Legal Opinion

Dempsey v. Gibson

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 22, 1937No. 1885PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALEXANDER, Justice.

This suit was brought by Ford Dempsey and others against Mrs. El J. Gibson to set aside a judgment previously recovered by Mrs. Gibson’s deceased husband against the said Ford Dempsey and the other plaintiffs herein in the same court and in trespass to try title to recover an undivided interest in 75 acres of land in Navarro county. The judgment of the lower court was unfavorable to plaintiffs, and they have appealed.

A brief statement is necessary to an understanding of the case. In 1918, the land in question was the community property of C. M. Dempsey and wife, Mattie E.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Lauraine v. AsheTexas Supreme Court · 1917
  2. Faulkner v. ReedTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
  3. Lauraine v. AsheTexas Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Blinn v. McDonaldTexas Supreme Court · 1899
  5. O'Neil v. NortonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1930

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Swilley v. HughesTexas Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Van v. WebbTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Sunshine Bus Lines, Inc. v. CraddockCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
  4. Markward v. MurrahCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
  5. Clements v. ChajkowskiTexas Supreme Court · 1948

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