Legal Opinion

Coles' Adm'rs v. Perry

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1851PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Fayette. The record showed that, on the 25th day of February, 1839, James F. Perry,- executor of the last. will and testament of Stephen F. Austin, deceased, exhibited his petition against Joint P. Coles, in the District Court for the county of Washington, in which petition it was alleged that— “On or about the- day of -, (afterwards averred by amendment to be the 12th day of January, 1830,) a settlement of all accounts was made between the said Stephen F. Austin…

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Appeal from Fayette. The record showed that, on the 25th day of February, 1839, James F. Perry,- executor of the last. will and testament of Stephen F. Austin, deceased, exhibited his petition against Joint P. Coles, in the District Court for the county of Washington, in which petition it was alleged that— “On or about the- day of -, (afterwards averred by amendment to be the 12th day of January, 1830,) a settlement of all accounts was made between the said Stephen F. Austin and John P. Coles, in which settlement the said Coles became indebted to the said Austin in the sum of eight hundred…

1Opinion of the Court

Hughes, S. J.

We have given to the various questionsarising in-this cause the careful consideration which the extent of the interests involved required at our hands; and, having arrived at conclusions satisfactory to ourselves, we proceed to state those conclusions, premising that we do not propose to take up the various questions made by the numerous assignments of error in the order of assignment, or, indeed, in any order with reference to such assignments ; but, as tiie examination which wo have made and the conclusions at which we have arrived will necessarily dispose of all the important…

2Cited by12 opinions

  1. Innis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1871
  2. Hart-Parr Co. v. Krizan MalerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
  3. Whelan v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
  4. Angelina R. Eberly and Peyton Lytle, by His Next Friend, A. B. Eberly, in Error v. Lewis Moore and Charles RaylonSupreme Court of the United States · 1861
  5. Paulson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999

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