Elmore v. Saulnier
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; Lewis R. Bryan, Special Judge. Action by Harriett Ann Elmore and others against Ada C. Saulnier and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
This was a suit in trespass to try title. The appeEants, plaintiffs below, claimed the land in controversy as the heirs of one Julia Elmore. The appellees, defendants below, claimed that they and those under whom they hold were bona fide purchasers for a valuable consideration without notice of the claim of appellants, if any they had. On a trial to the court without a jury judgment was rendered for appellees. We have before us the trial court’s conclusions of fact and law, but no statement of facts. The land in controversy was patented by the state of Texas to Ashbel Smith on the 15th day of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cook v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1915
- Wallace & Co. v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1880
- Peck v. HensleyTexas Supreme Court · 1858
- Moore v. SwiftCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
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