Legal Opinion
Lobit v. Dolen
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 25, 1921No. 681PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; W. E. Monteith, Judge. Action by J. Lobit and others against I. S. Dolen and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
As applicable to this appeal, we adopt the statement made by Judge Graves on a former appeal of this case (Dolen v. Lobit, 207 S. W. 143), which is as follows:
“Api)ellees sued appellants in the court below in trespass to try title to recover 597.85 acres of land in the J. W. Moody survey, in Harris county, Tex. Among other pleas, the latter set up their claim to the land under the statute of 10 years’ limitation.
“At the close of the evidence, upon motion of appellees, the court peremptorily instructed a verdict in their favor, upon which judgment was duly entered, and appellants present this…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- West Lumber Co. v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
- Dolen v. LobitCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
3Cited by3 opinions
- Dolen v. LobitTexas Commission of Appeals · 1924
- Butler v. DuffeyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
- Powell Lumber Co. v. NoblesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931