Legal Opinion

Ballard v. Carter

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 12, 1888No. 5710PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Dallas. Tried below before Hon. George N. Aldridge, The facts are given in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Acker, Judge.

Appellant has failed to brief the case, as required by the rules, and it has been submitted on brief for appellees. There is no motion to dismiss because of appellant’s failure to prepare the case for submission, and we must consider it upon the assignments of error found in the record. N. R. Winniford conveyed three hundred and forty-two and one-half acres of land to J. R. Johnson, June 10, 1877, for the consideration of one thousand dollars, expressly retaining in the deed a lien to secure the payment of a note for three hundred dollars, given by Johnson for part of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Burson v. BlackleyTexas Supreme Court · 1886

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Wilhelm v. BaumannCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
  2. Wilhelm v. BaumanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
  3. Williams v. First Nat. Bank of MidlandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
  4. Wiggins v. WagleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
  5. Lattimore v. ProvineCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1901

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