Groves v. Whittenberg
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Carson County ; C. E. Gustavus, Special Judge. Action by J. A. Whittenberg against R. F. Groves. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
Appellee filed this suit in the district court of Hutchinson county January 7, 1910, to compel specific performance of a contract for the sale of land. The venue was changed to the district court of Carson county, where it was tried at the fall term, 1913.
The material allegations of appellee’s petition are that on January 18, 1906, he obtained from one S. M. Hedgeeoke, acting as the agent for one Arthur Cook, a contract set out in the petition, reciting the payment of ?210 by appellee, and the promise to pay an additional sum of $790, and the further sum of $2,000 in four equal payments to,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Moore v. SnowballTexas Supreme Court · 1904
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HendricksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1908
- Fowler v. StoneumTexas Supreme Court · 1854
- Hollingsworth v. HolshousenTexas Supreme Court · 1856
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