Legal Opinion

Porter v. Tolbert

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 28, 1938No. 2067Published

1Opinion of the Court

ALEXANDER, Justice.

Henry Porter has filed an original application herein against Caroline Tolbert and her husband and the district clerk and sheriff of McLennan county for a writ of mandamus to compel the issuance and enforcement of a writ of possession for 2.87 acres of land in McLennan county, Texas, alleged to have been recovered by Henry Porter from Caroline Tolbert and husband in a trespass to try title suit in the district court of McLennan county. The material question to be determined is whether or not Porter recovered the title to the entire 2.87 acres of land or only a part thereof.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Permian Oil Co. v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Wells v. LittlefieldTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Conley v. AndersonTexas Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Yount-Lee Oil Co. v. Federal Crude Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1936
  5. Williams v. FosterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921

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