Horton v. Bodine
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from San Augustine. Trespass to try title by appellee, Nancy Bodine, against appellants, Alexander Horton, Martha R. Wood, William Harrell, Sen’r, and Richard 3EL Cartwright.
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Appeal from San Augustine. Trespass to try title by appellee, Nancy Bodine, against appellants, Alexander Horton, Martha R. Wood, William Harrell, Sen’r, and Richard 3EL Cartwright. The verdict of the jury was as follows : “We, the jury, find for plaintiff, and assess her damages against Alexander Horton to be one hundred and five dollars; against Richard Cartwright to be thirty dollars; against Mrs. Martha Wood to be six hundred dollarsthis October, 22nd, A. D. 1855.” The judgment, entered same day, after reciting the verdict, continued as follows: It is, therefore, ordered, adjudged and…
1Opinion of the Court
Hemphill, Ch. J.
The appellee moves to dismiss the appeal in this case, on several grounds; the first and most important of which is misdescription of the judgment in the appeal bond.' The bond describes the judgment as one rendered in favor of appellee and against appellants, for the sum of four hundred and thirty-five dollars ; whereas the judgment in fact is, that the appellee recover of the appellants the possession of a tract of land and costs of suit; and, also, that the appellee recover of the appellant A. Horton, one hundred and five dollars as damages; of R. H. Cartwright, another…
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