Opinion

Hanks v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company

  • 159 Tex. 311
  • 2 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 139
  • 320 S.W.2d 333
  • 1959 Tex. LEXIS 548
Court
Texas Supreme Court
Filed
Jan 14, 1959
Status
Published
Author
Culver
On the bench
Smith, Norvell, Culver
Cited by
38 cases
Authority
More cited than 10.7%

“an unaccepted offer to purchase is not competent evidence upon the issue of market value of the land”

How later courts described this case

  • “an unaccepted offer to purchase is not competent evidence upon the issue of market value of the land”

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Mr. Justice Culver,

joined by Justice Griffin, dissenting.

I agree with the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals and the disposition of this case made by that court ( 308 S.W. 2d 165 ) and respectfully enter my dissent herein.

Opinion delivered January 14, 1959.

Rehearing overruled February 18, 1959.

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