Strayhorn v. Jones

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the doctrine applies only when a description of the specific strip is not included in the field notes of the adjoining land’s conveyance; otherwise, there would be no need to employ a rule of construction or presumption
• holding that the doctrine applies only when a description of the specific strip is not included in the field notes of the adjoining land’s conveyance; otherwise, there would be no need to employ a rule of construction or presumption
• “following the meanderings of [the river]”
• discussing the purpose of the doctrine

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Cited by

38 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Jones v. Strayhorn
  Texas Supreme Court· 1959-02-18· cited 158×
• Hejl v. Wirth
  Texas Supreme Court· 1961-01-25· cited 85×
• Alkas v. United Sav. Ass'n of Texas, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 1984-05-10· cited 64×
• Ulbricht v. Friedsam
  Texas Supreme Court· 1959-06-24· cited 52×
• TH Investments, Inc. v. Kirby Inland Marine, L.P.
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2007-02-01· cited 36×
• Angelo v. Biscamp
  Texas Supreme Court· 1969-05-14· cited 34×
• Haby v. Howard
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 1988-06-29· cited 22×
• Hurr v. Hildebrand
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1965-02-18· cited 15×
• Escondido Services, LLC v. VKM HOLDINGS, LP
  Tex. App. Ct., 11th Dist. (Eastland)· 2010-06-03· cited 12×
• Gilson v. Universal Realty Co.
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1964-03-12· cited 8×
• Selkirk Island Corp. v. Standley
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 1984-12-13· cited 8×
• Barnes v. Wingate
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1960-12-29· cited 8×
• Campbell v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 1981-11-19· cited 6×
• Billie and Carolyn Buckingham and Brett and Tara Buckingham v. Josh McAfee and Shawn Scholl
  Tex. App. Ct., 7th Dist. (Amarillo)· 2012-12-12· cited 6×
• Nelson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1959-04-15· cited 5×
• Asmussen v. United States
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 2013-07-01· cited 5×
• Bush v. Lone Oak Club, LLC
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 2018-02-22· cited 5×
• Williams v. Kirby Lumber Corporation
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1962-02-01· cited 4×
• Hejl v. Wirth
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1960-02-24· cited 4×
• B. L. McFarland Drilling Contractor v. Connell
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1961-02-15· cited 2×

Other cases named Strayhorn v. Jones

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Strayhorn v. Jones
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1956-03-05· cited 6×
• Strayhorn v. Jones
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1958-04-07· cited 3×