HOLLAND v. VELA DE PENA

Nos. 13640, 13641.

343 S.W.2d 750 (1961)

W. H. HOLLAND et al., Appellants, v. Josefina VELA DE PENA et vir, Appellees. W. L. PICKENS et al., Appellants, v. Delia M. VELA DE VASQUEZ et vir, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stafford, Atlas & Spilman, McAllen, Strong, Baker & Heyburn, Houston, for W. H. Holland and others.

Stafford, Atlas & Spilman, McAllen, for W. L. Pickens and others.

Mann, Byfield & Castillon, Laredo, for appellees.


MURRAY, Chief Justice.

These two cases involve exactly the same legal questions and one opinion will be written covering both cases. The judgment in each case was rendered in the District Court of Zapata County, Texas, 49th Judicial District.

We here copy appellants' statement of the case:

"This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the 49th Judicial District Court of Zapata County, Texas, granting to the Appellees their motion for summary judgment...

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