Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Bazoon

Texas Supreme Court

Decided February 3, 1891No. 3017PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from San Jacinto. Tried below before Hon. A. T. McKinney, Special District Judge. Action of trespass to try title, filed March 28,1888. Defense limitation.

1Opinion of the Court

GAINES, Associate Justice.

This was an action of trespass to try-title, brought by appellant against John Mclver and several other defendants, including \V. A. Bazoon and J. T. Whitten, to recover a league of land granted to James W. Robinson by the State of Ooahuila and Texas on the 6th day of October, 1835. Defendants W. A. Bazoon and J. T. Whitten claimed each 160 acres of the survey under the statute of limitations of ten years. The case was tried by the court and the trial resulted in a judgment against all the defendants except the two last named, and, judgment for’them for the two…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Portis v. HillTexas Supreme Court · 1855

3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. Davis v. CisnerosCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
  4. Swindall v. Van School Dist. No. 53Court of Appeals of Texas · 1931
  5. Bankston v. FaganCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933

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