Permian Oil Company v. M. A. Smith

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Civil Appeals and remanded for a new trial, holding that the judgment in Monroe v. Hickox, although lacking a detailed land description, constitutes a valid muniment of title and is admissible evidence. The Court found the trial court erred in striking that judgment and the accompanying findings of fact and conclusions of law. Justice Cureton, dissenting, argued that the judgment is ambiguous and cannot convey title, and would have affirmed the lower courts.