Legal Opinion

Amend v. Kay

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 24, 1957No. 6689PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PITTS, Chief Justice.

This is a suit challenging the validity of a deed. On August 11, 1954, Leah T. Amend, mother of appellants, J. D. Amend and Finis W. Amend, and of appellees, Leah E. Kay and Winfield Scott Amend, Jr., executed a deed by the terms of which she conveyed to the said appellees certain town lots in Canyon, Texas, together with her home residence located thereon, reserving a life estate therein to herself as grantor. Thereafter grantor died on August 30, 1954, and appellees later sold the said town lots with the improvements thereon for a net sum of $7,537.45. Appellants…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Henry v. PhillipsTexas Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Banks v. CollinsTexas Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Truelove v. TrueloveCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
  4. Davis v. BondTexas Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Boston Ins. Co. v. RainwaterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Southerland v. PorterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
  2. Rothrock v. Rothrock, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2003
  3. Jan Campbell Rothrock and Les Leasing & Management Co., Inc. v. Edward Streicher Rothrock, III and Robin E. Rothrock, Individually and as Beneficiaries of the Streicher Trust, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2003

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