Legal Opinion

Hays v. Tilson

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 6, 1898PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Haskell. Tried below before Hon. Ed. J. Hammer.

1Opinion of the Court

TARLTON, Chief Justice.

Jasper Hays and W. H. Tilson, plaintiff and defendant, appellant and appellee, respectively, claim the land in controversy from W. M. Campbell as a common source. The land was patented on July 25, 1881, to Charles B. Clough, the certificate having been located in Haskell County on June 15, 1880.

The plaintiff’s chain of title is as follows:

1. A transfer from W. M. Campbell to H. P. Mabry, dated January 12, 1880, of the certificate by virtue of which the land was subsequently located. This instrument, properly acknowledged on the day of its date, was not recorded until…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Northcraft v. OliverTexas Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Bradford v. KnowlesTexas Supreme Court · 1894
  3. King & Fordtran v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Porter v. MillerTexas Supreme Court · 1890
  5. Foote v. O'RoorkTexas Supreme Court · 1883

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Jasper State Bank v. BraswellTexas Supreme Court · 1938
  2. Johnson v. FriersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1939
  3. Dempsey v. GibsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
  4. Delay v. TruittCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
  5. Vanderwolk v. MatthaeiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914

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