Legal Opinion

Love v. Berry

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1858PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from Ellis. Tried below before the Hon. Ed. H. Yontress. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.

Andrew A. Love filed his petition in the court below, representing that, on the 11th day of August, A. D. 18-51, he had been induced to execute and deliver to one Lewis Godard, a transfer of his headright certificate for three hundred and twenty acres of land. He represented further, that on the same day, Godard executed and delivered to him an instrument of writing, acknowledging the receipt of the assignment or transfer of the land certificate, and stating that Godard was to locate the land certificate, for one third of the land, pay all expenses, &c. The instrument further recited, that…

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. Taylor v. HarrisonTexas Supreme Court · 1877
  2. Holmes v. JohnsTexas Supreme Court · 1881
  3. Benton Land Co. v. JoplingTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
  4. Blankenship v. WhaleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
  5. Cantrell v. DyerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1894

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