Lawson v. Port Arthur Canal & Dock Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Jefferson County; John M. Conley, Judge. Suit for partition by Clara E. Gilliland and ■others against the Port Arthur Canal and Dock Company and others. The defendant Datham Davis was dismissed on his disclaimer. The defendant Wm. A. Lawson and others filed a cross-bill against defend•ant, Canal & Dock Company, and from that part of the judgment in its favor, cross-petitioners Wm. A. Lawson and others appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLane, J.
For a statement of this case we ■adopt the statement made by appellants in their brief, and which is agreed to by appel-lees as a substantially correct statement of the case, and is as follows:
This suit was originally filed in the district court of Jefferson county, Tex., by Clara B. Gil-liland, Ella S. Gilliland, and W. H. Gilliland, individually, and the said W. H. Gilliland, executor of the last will and testament of J. J. F. Gilliland, against defendants, J. B. Watkins, the Port Arthur Canal & Dock Company, the fiouston Oil Company of Texas, August F. Kountze, Latham Davis, and Wm. PI.…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Calcasieu Lumber Co. v. HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Muhle v. New York, Texas & Mexican Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1894
- Neitzel v. Spokane International Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
- Jessup v. LoucksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1867
- Fort Worth & New Orleans Railway Co. v. SweattCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1899
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3Cited by4 opinions
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