Legal Opinion

Roberts v. Philpot

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 12, 1968No. 406PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Justice.

This appeal involves a contest to a report of commissioners appointed by the court in a partition suit.

Appellants, Lillie Roberts and husband, Milam Roberts, and Earl Garner filed suit for partition against appellees, Lizzie Phil-pot, Callie Garner and Reedy Garner, alleging that said parties were heirs and joint owners of approximately 267 acres of land which all the named parties inherited from their parents, W. M. Garner and wife, Savannah Garner, deceased.

After a trial before the court, sitting without a jury, judgment was entered finding that the land was capable of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Grimes v. HallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  2. Masten v. MastenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Ellis v. First City National Bank, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1993
  2. Vestal v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. DeMarco v. Van HeesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Carson v. HagamanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
  5. Estate of QuernerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1998

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