Bell v. Schwarz
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Austin. Tried below before the Hon. Livingston Lindsay. This was an action of trespass to try title, commenced June 26, 1871. The plaintiffs were John G. Bell, guardian' of the minors Daniel and Theodore Gross, and William S. Wright, guardian of the minor Mary Cross. These minors were the children of Lucy and Horace Cross, deceased.
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Appeal from Austin. Tried below before the Hon. Livingston Lindsay. This was an action of trespass to try title, commenced June 26, 1871. The plaintiffs were John G. Bell, guardian' of the minors Daniel and Theodore Gross, and William S. Wright, guardian of the minor Mary Cross. These minors were the children of Lucy and Horace Cross, deceased. Lucy died in September, 1867, and Horace in December, 1869. The land in dispute consisted of several lots in the town of Hempstead, and were the homestead of Lucy and Horace Cross. September 1, 1869, the father conveyed this property to appellee by…
1Opinion of the Court
Delany, J. Com. App.
The assignments of error in this case relate to the admission of evidence over the' objections of appellants, of the charge of the court, the refusal of charges asked by appellants, and the overruling of the motion for a new trial. The property had been the homestead of the parents and of the appellants in this cause, and we are to consider: First, whether the surviving father had the legal right to convey to appellee ? Second, are the appellants estopped to deny his title %
It has long been settled in this state that the interests of the husband and wife in the community…
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