Legal Opinion

Whitaker v. Farris

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 1, 1907PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Anderson County. Tried below before Hon. John J. Wood, Special Judge.

1Opinion of the Court

PLEASANTS, Associate Justice.

This is a suit of trespass to try title and for partition brought by the appellants against the appellees. The land involved is a tract of 2,406 acres, a part of the Wilson Ewing survey in Anderson County.

All parties claim title under G. W. Copeland, who, prior to October 15, 1860, acquired title to an undivided 2,567% acres in said Ewing survey. On the above mentioned date Copeland filed suit for partition in the District Court of Anderson County against his co-owner of said survey. A final judgment was rendered in this suit on April 20, 1866, approving the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Watkins v. EdwardsTexas Supreme Court · 1859
  2. Turner v. CochranTexas Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Rogers v. PettusTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Barnett v. SquyresTexas Supreme Court · 1899
  5. Linn v. Le CompteTexas Supreme Court · 1877

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Rule v. RichardsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
  2. Gosch v. VranaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  3. Ives v. CultonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  4. Henderson v. Odessa Building & Finance Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1930
  5. Newman v. PhalenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919

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