HOWARD v. COUNTY OF NOLAN

No. 3403.

319 S.W.2d 947 (1959)

L. S. HOWARD et ux., Appellants, v. COUNTY OF NOLAN et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied January 30, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beall, Nunn & Griggs, Sweetwater, Scarborough, Black & Tarpley, Abilene, for appellant.

Weldon Kirk, County Atty., Sweetwater, Will Wilson, Atty. Gen., H. Grady Chandler and Joe G. Rollins, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.


COLLINGS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment. L. S. Howard and wife, after securing legislative authority, brought suit against defendants, the State of Texas and Nolan County, to set aside a deed conveying certain land to the defendants for highway purposes. They sought in the alternative to recover damages in the sum of $8,600. Defendants filed a plea in abatement to plaintiffs' claim for damages on the ground that they had not secured legislative...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases