Legal Opinion

Howard v. Sears

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 17, 1946No. 5712PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PITTS, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for specific performance of an escrow contract to convey real estate and for damages for the loss of the use of the property or, in the alternative, for damages in a sum equal to the value of the premises if the count for specific performance be denied.

Thomas F. Howard sued J. H. Sears, Dewitt Matthews, Roy L. Roots, and Hereford Potato -Growers Association, Inc., alleging that he, Matthews, and Roots formed a partnership and entered into an agreement with Sears to purchase a tract of land, being' a part of Block No. 92 situated in Hereford, Texas, for a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. International-Great Northern R. v. AckerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
  2. Barrick v. GilletteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
  3. Emberlin v. Wichita Falls, R. & Ft. W. Ry. Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1926
  4. Foley Bros. Dry Goods Co. v. SettegastCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
  5. Texas Electric Ry. Co. v. WootenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Insurance Co. of North America v. CangelosiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  2. McCown v. JenningsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  3. City of Dallas v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'n v. HaleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
  5. Belt v. Texas Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1947

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