Legal Opinion

Great Southern Life Ins. Co. v. Dodson

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 20, 1941No. 5338PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOLLEY, Justice.

This is a suit in trespass to try title brought by the appellant, Great Southern Life Insurance Company, against the ap-pellee, Mrs. S. E. Dodson, to recover title and possession of 30 acres of land in Hale County known as the North 30 acres of Section No. 7 in Block NK, originally patented to W. R. Dodson, deceased husband of the appellee.

The appellee answered by general demurrer, general denial, a plea of not guilty and specially pleaded the ten-year statute of limitations, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. art. 5510, claiming peaceable and adverse possession of the land for the required…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bruce v. WashingtonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Harn v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Thomson v. WeismanTexas Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Thompson v. RichardsonTexas Commission of Appeals · 1920
  5. Smith v. MontesTexas Supreme Court · 1853

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Salter v. CobbSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
  2. American Nat. Bank of Beaumont v. WingateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
  3. Chittim v. AuldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
  4. Fulcher v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  5. Carmichael v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956

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