Whitis v. Robinson
Texas Supreme Court
Original petition by Whitis for mandamus to compel the award to him as purchaser of a tract of land by the Land Commissioner, Blauser, the adverse claimant, being made co-respondent.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Gaines
The relator Whitis seeks by his petition to compel the Commissioner of the General Land Office to set aside an award of a section of school land made to the co-respondent Blauser and- to award the section to him.
The land was on the market and was set down for competitive bidding on the 24th day of October, 1908. The relator made application to purchase the section at $12.51% per acre, and before the 24th day of October aforesaid had paid into the State Treasury one-fortieth of the purchase money as required by law. He also avers that the co-respondent Blauser, previous to the 24th day of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Rawls v. TerrellTexas Supreme Court · 1907