Legal Opinion

Chase v. York County Savings Bank

Texas Supreme Court

Decided March 9, 1896No. 395PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Grayson- County. The appeal was upon an agreed case under the statute. French and Rice had contributed money with others to purchase the lands held by P. E. Fairbanks under the instruments and by the title shown in the opinion. The York County Savings Bank sued them and levied attachment on their interest in the land.

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Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Grayson- County. The appeal was upon an agreed case under the statute. French and Rice had contributed money with others to purchase the lands held by P. E. Fairbanks under the instruments and by the title shown in the opinion. The York County Savings Bank sued them and levied attachment on their interest in the land. All the parties in interest were brought before the court in a suit for partition and agreed that, for the purpose of winding up the trust, the land remaining unsold should be divided. Chase et al.,…

1Opinion of the Court

DEHMAH, Associate Justice.

The agreed case in the record shows that W. P. Bice having furnished $14,000, H. C. Young $6000, O. D. Baker $6000, M. H. French $6000, C. H. Seidlitz $3000, J. M. Ford $6000, P. E. Fairbanks $6000, J. J. Frey $2000, G. B. Weightman $1000, J. J. Fairbanks $3000 and P. P. Lang $1000 of the consideration for the purchase of nine tracts of land situated near Denison, Texas, caused the same to be conveyed to said P. E. Fairbanks, trustee, by deeds from various parties; that said land was so conveyed to the said P. E. Fairbanks, trustee, for the purpose and with the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Moser & Son v. Charles E. Tucker & Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Hendricks v. SnedikerTexas Supreme Court · 1867
  3. McIlvaine v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1867
  4. Mooring & Lyon v. McBrideTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  5. Edwards v. NortonTexas Supreme Court · 1881

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. Village Mills Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1922
  2. Glenney v. CraneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
  3. Brinkman v. TinklerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
  4. Jensen v. WilkinsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
  5. Shaw v. FrankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959

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