Franco-Texan Land Co. v. Howe

HEAD, Associate Justice.

The land in controversy is 640 acres, known as survey number 73, block 23, patented to the Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company, assignee of the Texas & Pacific Railway Company, May 16, 1876. Appellant has a regular chain of transfers from the patentee. The appellees claim under execution sales upon two judgments rendered against appellant. The first is a judgment rendered in the County Court of Nolan County, May 16, 1887, in cause number 73, entitled “ Neblett & Arnold v. The Franco-Texan Land Company.” This suit was instituted in the Justice Court, but…