Legal Opinion

Burnett v. Knight

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 12, 1968No. 17082PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BATEMAN, Justice.

The trial court rendered jugment upon a jury verdict which found that appellees, the Estate of Annie L. Sanderson, De ceased, and others had matured limitation title under the ten-year statute (Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St, Art. 5510) to a narrow strip of land situated between a tract owned by them and a larger tract owned by appellants and used for many years as a baseball stadium.

By two points of error on appeal the appellants say the trial court erred in rendering such judgment (1) because there is no evidence to support the judgment, and (2) because it appears from the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Orsborn v. Deep Rock Oil Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Dunn v. TaylorTexas Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Ricks v. GrubbsTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Wright v. Vernon Compress CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1956
  5. Southern Pine Lumber Company v. HartTexas Supreme Court · 1960

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Crites v. KochCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1987
  2. Kleckner v. McClureCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  3. Carroll v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. Griffin, Claudia Moore v. Watley, George T., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2001

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