West v. Culpepper, 2243-7368.
| Decision Date | 22 May 1940 |
| Docket Number | No. 2243-7368.,2243-7368. |
| Citation | 140 S.W.2d 166 |
| Parties | WEST et ux. v. CULPEPPER et al. |
| Court | Texas Supreme Court |
On July 1, 1937, plaintiffs in error, Buck S. West and Tommie Scott West, filed this suit in the District Court of Live Oak County against W. G. Culpepper and J. F. Stewart, as defendants. The parties will be designated as in the trial court.
Plaintiffs asked for temporary injunction, and as final relief prayed that the temporary injunction be made permanent. The basis of the prayer for injunction was that plaintiffs were in possession of certain lands aggregating about 2,300 acres; that they had for a number of years been in actual and peaceable possession of said lands; that defendants had wrongfully entered upon said lands and were attempting to construct certain fences thereon and around certain portions thereof; that the construction of said fences, if permitted, would interfere with plaintiffs' possession and would prevent the grazing of their cattle on said lands, and would deprive them of the benefit of water for their cattle.
A temporary injunction was granted in favor of plaintiffs. On appeal, the Court of Civil Appeals, on November 3, 1937, dissolved this injunction. 110 S.W.2d 231. Although writ of error was granted, plaintiffs at no time requested the Supreme Court to grant temporary injunction, and have in no manner indicated that a restraining order was necessary.
After the submission of this case here, a suggestion was made that the cause was moot. In response to request by the Supreme Court the Honorable W. G. Gayle, Judge of the District Court of Live Oak County, held a hearing and made report to the Supreme Court with reference to the conditions now prevailing as regards the subject matter of this suit. From this report it clearly appears that if any controversy exists between the parties it involves purely a claim of title to land, and does not...
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