Veal v. Fortson
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Anderson. Tried below before the Hon. Peyton F. Edwards. Earle E. Cravens was a minor, whose guardianship was pending in the county court of Anderson county, and Geo. F. Alford was her regular guardian. In her twentieth year, while the guardianship was still pending, she made a deed conveying to W. G. Veal all her lands except four tracts, and at the same time executed another written instrument directing Veal to convey the lands to certain persons therein named.
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Appeal from Anderson. Tried below before the Hon. Peyton F. Edwards. Earle E. Cravens was a minor, whose guardianship was pending in the county court of Anderson county, and Geo. F. Alford was her regular guardian. In her twentieth year, while the guardianship was still pending, she made a deed conveying to W. G. Veal all her lands except four tracts, and at the same time executed another written instrument directing Veal to convey the lands to certain persons therein named. The wife of Geo. F. Alford was one of these persons. So also were Grace and Geo. W. Cravens, colored persons, old…
1Opinion of the Court
Gould, Chief Justice.
The objection that this suit could not be maintained by the heir of Earle Cravens without showing that there was no administration on the estate, and no necessity for administration, does not appear to have been .made in any way entitling it to consideration. The record shows no action on the exception to the petition, and motion in arrest of judgment was not the proper ' mode of presenting such a question. But even had the question been properly made, we are of opinion that a suit of this character was maintainable by the heir. The cases cited by appellee are precedents…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Millican v. MillicanTexas Supreme Court · 1859
- Berry v. YoungTexas Supreme Court · 1855
- Robinson ex rel. Tiernan v. ShepardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1843
- Moore v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1859
3Cited by11 opinions
- Hawes v. FooteTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Fortson v. AlfordTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- Matthews v. MosesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1899
- Baldwin v. Davis Hill Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Edwards v. HalbertTexas Supreme Court · 1885
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