Legal Opinion

Baber v. Galbraith

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 28, 1916No. 7174PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Harris County; John A..Read, Judge. Suit by Bessie Campbell Galbraith against John F. Baber and another, executors, and others. From a judgment for plaintiff for a sum of money, and for Street & Graves, defendants, and their assigns, for the land in suit, etc., plaintiffs, the executors, and others appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtMcMEANS, J.

On June 27, 189S, J. E. Galbraith and Bessie Campbell were married in Galveston, Tex. Thereafter, on May 16, 1898, J. E. Galbraith bought from Sam Allen a tract of land in Harris county, and it thereupon became the community property of Galbraith and his said wife. In 1903 Galbraith and wife removed from Texas to New .York, where they resided as husband and wife until 1909, when they were divorced, and thereafter both continued to reside in New York until 1913, when Galbraith died. After their divorce and in 1910, Galbraith sold the land to Street & Graves of Harris county, by general…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. National Bank v. Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
  2. Farmers' & Mechanics' National Bank v. KingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
  3. McNamara v. Provident Sav. Life Assur. Soc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1902
  4. Third National Bank v. Stillwater Gas Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
  5. Conway v. CaswellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. McBryde v. Curry, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1996
  2. Baber v. Houston Nat. Exch. BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
  3. Highsaw v. HeadCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
  4. Big Lake State Bank v. MorrisDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1961
  5. Dobson v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922

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