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8 Tex. 113

Ellett v. Powers

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1852

Texas Supreme Court · decided 1852-07-01

Error from Red River. The defendant in error brought his action in the nature of trover to recover of tiie plaintiff in error damages for the conversion to his own use of a horse (the property of the plaintiff) alleged to be of the value of one hundred and fifty dollars, the plaintiff laying his damages at two-hundred dollars. The defendant answered by a general demurrer, a general denial, and a special plea of property in himself.

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently April 1881

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Decided 1852-07-01

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WheeleR, J.

¶1There is, perhaps, more reason to doubt whether the court had jurisdiction in this case than in other similar cases which have been determined by this court. It would be exceedingly difficult, however, to distinguish the present from those other cases in which the jurisdiction of the court has been maintained. (Tarbox v. Kennon, 3 Tex. R.; Graham v. Roder, 4 Id ; Sherwood v. Donthit, 6 Id.)

¶2The question of jurisdiction was not raised in the District Court, and we are not ptepared to say that the plaintiff in stating his case improperly sought to-give jurisdiction where it did not rightfully belong. We are of opinion, therefore, that the objection now taken to the jurisdiction of the court ought not to prevail and that the judgment be affirmed.

¶3Judgment affirmed.

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