Legal Opinion

Huffman v. Cartwright

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1875PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Error from San Augustine. Tried below before the Hon. M. Priest.

1Opinion of the Court

Gould, Associate Justice.

The plaintiff in error brought this suit against Amanda Cartwright, who, under the act of 1856, managed and controlled the community estate of herself and her deceased husband without administration. The object of the suit was to procure title to two tracts of land, the ostensible legal title to which was in said community estate. Copies of two title bonds, bearing date in May and October, 1855, signed by one B. N. Hampton, and purporting on their face to be made by Hampton to plaintiff Huffman, are made part of the petition. The original petition alleged that these…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brock v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1852
  2. Rogers v. BrackenTexas Supreme Court · 1855
  3. Dawson v. William D. Miller's Adm'rTexas Supreme Court · 1857
  4. Johnson v. McGruderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1852

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. City of Austin v. CahillTexas Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Ebell v. BursingerTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Hoover v. WukaschTexas Supreme Court · 1953
  4. Hill v. ConradTexas Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Murphey v. BrownArizona Supreme Court · 1909

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