Smith v. Florence

STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

This suit was brought by appellant to -recover from appellee two sections of school land in Lubbock County, which had been awarded to appellee on applications made about two years prior to those of appellant. The case was submitted on special issues, and the jury found: (1) That appellee was an actual settler at the date of his purchase from the State (- day of September, 1902), and that he had thereafter continuously resided on the land, making permanent improvements thereon of the value of $300; (2) that appellant was an actual settler at the date of his…