Lovett v. Paschen
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Cameron County; W. B. Hopkins, Judge. Action by T. F. Lovett against W. E. Pasehen. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
At the inception of the transactions out of which this litigation arose, John Closner, Wm. F. Sprague, the Valley Reservoir & Canal Company, and the Edin-burg (Chapin) Town-Site Company owned separate tracts which together comprised a large body of land in Hidalgo county, including the tracts here involved. The Valley Reservoir & Canal Company was a public service irrigation corporation purporting to operate adjacent to and upon the land mentioned. The land, in its raw state, was suitable only for pasturage purposes, had but little selling value, and was not readily salable. If equipped with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Reeves and Lester v. McCrackenTexas Supreme Court · 1910
- Edinburg Irr. Co. v. PaschenTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- Robinson v. Easton Eldridge & Co.California Supreme Court · 1892
- Edinburg Irr. Co. v. PaschenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
- Closner & Sprague v. AckerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
3Cited by4 opinions
- Payne v. BeaumontCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Paschen v. LovettTexas Commission of Appeals · 1923
- Noblitt v. BarkerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
- Engelman v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922