Poe v. Brownrigg

Citations

• 55 Tex. 133
• 1881 Tex. LEXIS 95

Syllabus

<p>1. Community property.—A married man, to whom was issued, as such, a land certificate for a league and labor of land, in 1838, transferred it during the life-time of the wife by the following assignment: “ I, for myself, my heirs, legal representatives and assigns, sell, relinquish and dispossess myself of all my right, title and interest for the within claim to Wm. M. Shepherd, his heirs and assigns.” In a suit against the claimants of the entire league and labor under that assignment, brought by those claiming the community interest of the wife, held,</p> <p>(1) The certificate being community property, the husband’s Tight to dispose of it was absolute.</p> <p>(2) His conveyance of .“ all his right ” was a conveyance of the entire certificate.</p> <p>3. Practice.— The improper submission to a jury of the construction of an instrument in writing affords no ground for reversal, when the judgment rendered was manifestly correct.</p>