Legal Opinion

Rutherford v. Deaver

Texas Commission of Appeals

Decided December 14, 1921No. 257-3473PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Sixth Supreme Judicial District. Action by Mrs. M. F. Rutherford and others against Mrs. Pete Deaver and others. Judgment for the defendants, and the plaintiffs appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals, which affirmed the judgment (218 S. W. 31), and the plaintiffs bring error.

1Opinion of the CourtPoweld, J.

The nature and result of this case have been admirably stated by the Court of Civil Appeals as follows:

“By his first wife Pete Fulbright, Sr., had two children, a daughter named Birdie, who married one Rutherford, and a son named Henry E., who died, leaving as his sole heirs a daughter and two sons, who with Mrs. Rutherford were plaintiffs in the court below and are appellants here. By his second wife Pete Fulbright, Sr., had one child, a daughter, also named Pete, who married one Deaver. She was the defendant in the court below, and is the appellee here. Pete Fulbright, Sr., owned as a part…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Wilson v. HelmsTexas Supreme Court · 1883
  2. Williams v. EmbersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1900
  3. Smart v. PantherCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
  4. Rutherford v. DeaverCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Bailey v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  2. Pruner v. LovejoyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. Hyde v. HydeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  4. Baker v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
  5. Pruner v. LovejoyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958

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