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Honea v. Lee

Supreme Court of Texas
Jan 31, 1962
352 S.W.2d 717 (Tex. 1962)

Opinion

No. A-8663.

December 6, 1961. Rehearing Denied January 31, 1962.

Appeal from the District Court, Hood County, W. J. Oxford, J.

C. O. McMillan, Stephenville, Abney, Hammett Lynch, Lampasas, for petitioner.

Sam Cleveland, Joseph A. Chandler, Stephenville, for respondents.


The opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals ( 349 S.W.2d 110) reflects that the Court sustained Lee et al., appellants, in their contention that the trial court erred in failing to render judgment in their favor against Honea for $4,000.00, being one-half of the proceeds of a fire insurance policy covering a house destroyed by fire.

Jurisdiction of this Court has been properly invoked by Honea's application for writ of error wherein the point is presented that the Court of Civil Appeals erred in rendering judgment that Lee et al. were entitled to any of the proceeds from the fire insurance policy on the house. We approve the holding of the Court of Civil Appeals on this point, and, had this been the only point decided by the Court of Civil Appeals, this Court would refuse the application for writ of error without comment. However, the Court passed upon two points adversely to Lee et al. No application for writ of error has been filed in this Court complaining of such rulings, therefore, we have no authority to decide the questions. Accordingly, the application for writ of error is refused, no reversible error.


Summaries of

Honea v. Lee

Supreme Court of Texas
Jan 31, 1962
352 S.W.2d 717 (Tex. 1962)
Case details for

Honea v. Lee

Case Details

Full title:J. A. HONEA, Petitioner, v. Elmo LEE et al., Respondents

Court:Supreme Court of Texas

Date published: Jan 31, 1962

Citations

352 S.W.2d 717 (Tex. 1962)

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