Legal Opinion

Tannehill v. Tannehill

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 24, 1914No. 8021PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Appeal from District . Court, Comanche County; J. H. Arnold, Judge. Action by Harriet Tannehill and others against Della Tannehill and others. From a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, the defendant named appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtSpeer, J.

This was an action for partition brought by appellees against appellants, seeking to partition a number of blocks of land in the city of Comanche, wherein appellant Della Tannehill claimed, in addition to her one-third interest as heir, a fee-simple title to the E. % of the S. E. % of block No. 39 by virtue of a parol gift from her deceased brother, Milo Wright, the common source of title. After the evidence was in, the trial court instructed a verdict for the plaintiffs, and the defendant Della Tannehill has appealed.

[1,2] The first ground of error alleged is that the court erred in…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Taylor v. BonnettTexas Supreme Court · 1873
  2. Gibson v. OberfelderCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Barmore v. DarraghCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921
  2. Armstrong v. TurbevilleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
  3. Taylor v. Hustead & TuckerTexas Commission of Appeals · 1924
  4. First Nat. Bank of Plainview v. McWhorterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
  5. Emerson-Brantingham Implement Co. v. BrothersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917

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