Galveston City Co. v. City of Galveston

Stayton, Associate Justice.

In this cause it appears that the Galveston City Company in the year 1876 was the owner of all of the league and labor of land on which the city of Galveston stands, except such parts thereof as have been sold from time to time by said company or those under whom it claims.

In that year the city of Galveston, through its assessor, the owners therein not having assessed the same, assessed certain of said property which had been laid off into blocks or lots, east of 7th street and west of 43d street, for city taxes, said property being situated within the corporate…