Legal Opinion

Vogt v. Bexar County

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 9, 1897PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from Bexar. Tried below before Hon. Robert B. Green.

1Opinion of the Court

FLY,

Associate Justice.—In December, 1887, appellant instituted a suit of trespass to try title to 727-J acres of land, against J. B. Mann and Bexar County. Appellees answered, disclaiming all interest in the land, except a strip of land twenty feet wide, which it was alleged was a public road, and that Mann was the duly appointed overseer- of said road, and as to said road pleaded not guilty. The cause was tried by jury, and a verdict was returned for appellees as to the road, and for the appellant for the remainder of the land.

We conclude that it was clearly proven that, before the suit was…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. McKamey v. ThorpTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  2. Armstrong v. Traylor and ElmoreTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Capt v. StubbsTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Vogt v. Bexar CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1893
  5. Keyser v. MeusbackTexas Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Williams v. CastlemanTexas Supreme Court · 1922
  2. Allen v. Comm'rs of Pittsburg CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
  3. Jeff Davis County v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  4. August A. Busch Co. v. CaufieldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
  5. Polk v. RoebuckCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916

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