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233 S.W. 130

Baldwin v. Baldwin

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 11, 1921

Court of Appeals of Texas · decided 1921-05-11

Action by Jacob C. Baldwin and wife against W. L. Baldwin and others. From a judgment sustaining a plea of privilege of the defendant J. T. Trull, plaintiffs appeal.

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Affirmed · Decided 1921-05-11

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Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently December 1961

4 state decisions

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¶1I concur in the result reached on the sole ground that it was the trial court's province to determine the real purpose of the suit, notwithstanding its form as one in partition; that the recent act of the Legislature (chapter 93, Acts 36th Legislature, p. 152) did not undermine that authority; and that the evidence heard was sufficient to sustain that court's conclusion, *134

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