Hopkins v. Hopkins
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Cooke County. The guardian of a minor obtained writ of error on affirmance of a judgment for plaintiff, S. B. Hopkins, for the recovery of land.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
This action was brought by defendant in error to obtain a construction of a deed and an adjudication that it vested in him a fee simple title to the land conveyed by it.
A copy of the deed in question is attached to the petition and is from S. B. Hopkins and his wife, Mary B. Hopkins, to plaintiff, their son. It states that it is made in consideration of love and affection, and the parts material to the decision are as follows in their order: (1) Granting clause, “unto our said son, Samuel Bunch Hopkins, and to his heirs, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter stated(2) Habendum clause, “to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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