Legal Opinion

Black v. Black

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 23, 1902No. 1128PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District, in an appeal from Bastrop County. T. C. Black and others sued L. B. Black and others and recovered a judgment from which defendant Black appealed. On its affirmance he obtained writ of error.

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Associate Justice.

The defendants in error instituted this suit in the District Court of Bastrop County, against J. D. Claiborn, Martha Claiborn, and L. B. Black, for partition of the property of the estate of John Black, deceased. The petition alleged that John Black died intestate, leaving the plaintiffs, his grandchildren, and L. B. Black and Martha Claiborn, the children of the said John Black, as his only heirs. That the said John Black left an estate consisting of $5400 in money and 796 acres of land, situated in Walker County, Texas, which is described in the petition as follows:…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Buffalo Bayou Ship Channel Co. v. BrulyTexas Supreme Court · 1876
  2. McKinney v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1889

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Colbert v. Journal Publishing Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Bowlin v. FreelandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
  3. Wentworth v. WentworthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911

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