Desmuke v. Griffin
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Liberty. Action of trespass to try title. The, land was the headlight, oí ifilHam Harris. Both parlies claimed under him — the plaintiff by virtue of the following contract: I, William Harris, of the State of Coahuila and Texas Atoscoeifo, do sell unto 'Washington li. Griffin all my right, title, and claim to all improvements where I now live, for the full anil jnst sum of six hundred dollars — and which settlement was made this March will be live years ago.
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Appeal from Liberty. Action of trespass to try title. The, land was the headlight, oí ifilHam Harris. Both parlies claimed under him — the plaintiff by virtue of the following contract: I, William Harris, of the State of Coahuila and Texas Atoscoeifo, do sell unto 'Washington li. Griffin all my right, title, and claim to all improvements where I now live, for the full anil jnst sum of six hundred dollars — and which settlement was made this March will be live years ago. December 14th, 1830. Signed and acknowledged in presence of Janies AtoLanghliu, Thadeus Wall. WILLIAM IIAWRIS. [Seal.] The…
1Opinion of the CourtLipscomb, J.
Tlu> dbo'ission of this ease by the counsel on both sides took, a wide scope and embraced a great variety of principles; but we believe the merits of the case upon which it must be decided here are circumscribed within very narrow limits.
The first question believed to be material is, on the character of the contract between AVushinglon Griffm, under whom the plaintiff in (lie court below claimed i itle, and Harris. The evidence of this contract has been called a bond to make title. Vhatev.w may have been the. real intention of the parties to this contract, outside of its terms it has to speak…
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