Legal Opinion
Dragon v. Trial
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 8, 2017No. 04-16-00758-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by: Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice
The underlying lawsuit involves a dispute over the ownership of a mineral interest in land. Appellants, Jerome Dragon Jr. and Patricia G. Dragon, appeal from two summary judgments rendered in favor of appellees, Joseph Russell Trial and Michael Leo Trial. We reverse summary judgment in favor of the appellees and render summary judgment in favor of appellants.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In 1932, the underlying property-237 acres in Karnes County-was conveyed in equal shares to eight siblings, one of whom was appellees' father Leo Trial. After one of the…
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