Legal Opinion

Mondragon v. Mondragon

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 15, 1922No. 6703PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Nueces County ; W. B. Hopkins, Judge. Action by Martine Mondragon against Juan Mondragon and others. Prom an adverse judgment, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Upon her death in 1908 Pascuala Mondragon left a will in which she bequeathed lot 6 in block 59, in the city of Corpus Christi, in equal shares to her four sons, Juan, Tomas, Martiniano (also known as Martine) and Anacleto Mondragon. In July, 1921, Martiniano Mondragon brought this suit against his three brothers, alleging that the property was not susceptible of partition, and praying that it be sold and the proceeds distributed among the parties, and for an accounting of the rents. Juan Mondragon answered, alleging that he had purchased the interest of Martiniano in the lot, and prayed for…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Ann Berta Lodge, No. 42 v. LevertonTexas Supreme Court · 1874
  2. Morris v. GainesTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Wooldridge v. HancockTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  4. Fulton v. RobinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1881
  5. Bradley v. OwsleyTexas Supreme Court · 1889

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Haile v. HoltzclawTexas Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Mondragon v. MondragonTexas Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Walker v. KeelingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
  4. Pena v. Frost Nat. BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
  5. Cook v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954

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