Legal Opinion

Hall v. Jones

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 23, 1932No. 8899PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

The land in controversy was owned by W. J. E. Harper, who undertook to convey it, by defective deed, to Leander Hall, on June 10, 1924.

On October 8, 1924, J. P. Jones brought suit in Cameron county against Harper for debt and attached said land afterwards, on February 11, 1925, obtaining judgment for foreclosure of the attachment lien. Jones bought in the property at the ensuing execution sale, on April 7, 1925, and assumed dominion thereover.

Four and one-half years later, on October 8, 1929, Hall brought suit against Jones in Grady county, Okl., for rents alleged to have been wrongfully…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Massie v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
  2. Muller v. DowsSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  3. Lewis v. DarlingSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
  4. Lamkin v. LovellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
  5. McCune v. GoodwillieSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  2. Lyle Cashion Company v. McKendrickMississippi Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Rozan v. RozanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
  4. Milner v. SchaeferCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  5. Cuevas v. CuevasMississippi Supreme Court · 1966

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