Legal Opinion

Bast v. Alford

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1858PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from Dallas. Tried below before B. P. Nicholson, Esq., selected by the parties, the presiding judge being disqualified to try the cause. Suit by appellee, against appellant, for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of land.

1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.

This cause has been twice tried in the court below. The judgment of the court below, on a former trial, was reversed by this court, at its last term, because the evidence on a single point was not explicit, and it was possible that the judgment gave the plaintiff below more land than he was entitled to recover, and more than he demanded by his suit. On the last trial of the cause, the jury again found a verdict for the plaintiff below. The appellant has brought up no statement of facts; and the errors assigned, relate only to the charge of the court, and to a ruling of the court upon the…

2Cited by13 opinions

  1. Raleigh & Heidenheimer Bros. v. CookTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  2. Ross v. McGowenTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  3. Pfeuffer v. MaltbyTexas Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Johnson v. BlountTexas Supreme Court · 1877
  5. Hill v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1891

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