Legal Opinion

Bullock v. Smith

Texas Supreme Court

Decided January 23, 1889No. 2475PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Angelina. Tried below before Hon. Edwin Hobby.

1Opinion of the Court

Gaines, Associate Justice.

This was an action of trespass to try title, brought by the appellant Anna V. Bullock, joined by her husband, against the appellees to recover two tracts of land, parts of a league of land granted by authority of the State of Coahuila and Texas to Thomas Smith. The league is a parallelogram extending in a general direction east and west. The first tract described in the petition consists of 1107 acres, taken off of the west end, not embracing, however, 200 acres in the northwest corner. The second tract embraces also 1107 acres and is taken off of the east end of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Harvey v. CummingsTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Walet v. HaskinsTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Wilson v. SimpsonTexas Supreme Court · 1887

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Broughton v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1937
  2. Hanner v. MoultonSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. Smith v. PerkinsTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Adams v. HughesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
  5. Hensel v. KegansTexas Supreme Court · 1891

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