Legal Opinion
Bender v. Brooks
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 1910No. 2004PublishedCited by 89 opinions
Questions certified from the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District in an appeal from Harris County.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
Certified question from the Court of Civil Appeals for the first district as follows:
“This cause is pending before us on appeal.
“This is an action of trespass to try title, brought by C. Bender, Sr., against B. E. Brooks and others to recover ten acres of land out of a tract of 663 acres in the Bobert Dunman survey in Harris County, and for damages on account of taking from said ten acres by defendants of a large quantity of petroleum oil. C. Bender died pending the suit, and his widow, Lena Bender, qualified as executrix of his will and made herself party plaintiif to the action. E. F. Simms…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wooden-Ware Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Bracken v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Holland v. NanceTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- Mhoon v. CainTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- White v. YawkeySupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
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3Cited by89 opinions
- Stephens County v. Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1923
- Guffey v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Right of Way Oil Co. v. Gladys City Oil, Gas & Manufacturing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1913
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Railroad CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Gulf Pro. Co. v. Angus SpearTexas Supreme Court · 1935
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