Legal Opinion
State v. Heard
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 18, 1946No. 9594PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUGH, Justice.
Suit was by the State and the Town of Refugio (hereafter referred to as the Town) against numerous named individuals, and the Houston Oil Company, in trespass to try title to 15.65 acres of land, being a part of the bed of the Mission River in Refugio County. The W. R. R. Oil Company and Jack E. Gaines, holders of an oil and gas lease on the land sued for, intervened. The portion of the river bed here involved lies in the western part of a grant of four leagues made by Coa-huila and Texas to the Town of Refugio in 1834. The suit was filed on March 6, 1939. The defendants,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- State of Texas v. BradfordTexas Supreme Court · 1932
- Oklahoma v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Satterwhite v. RosserTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- Diversion Lake Club v. HeathTexas Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by11 opinions
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