Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Houghton
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 21, 1894No. 149PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Certified Questions from Court of Civil Appeals for Third District,, in an appeal from Runnels County.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
The following questions are submitted to this court on certificate from the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District:
“In order to sustain their plea of five years limitation, the defendants below (appellees) read in evidence a deed dated March 10,1880, by Sam Maverick to H. and W. H. Paddleford for the land in controversy—the E. W. Bull 640 acres survey, patented to him on the 28th day of April, 1873—situated in Runnels County. The certificate of acknowledgment, authenticating the deed for record is as follows:
“ The State of Texas, Runnels County.—Before me, Geo.…
2Cited by10 opinions
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