Legal Opinion
Pecos County v. Brewster County
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 8, 1923No. 1379. [fn*]PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Reeves County ; Chas. Gibbs, Judge. Suit by Pecos County against Brewster County. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
This is a boundary dispute between Pecos and Brewster counties.
Pecos county was created by the act of May 3, 1871 (Acts 12th Leg. c. 70), its boundaries being described:
“Beginning at a point on the Rio Grande where the river San Francisco empties into the Rio Grande; thence in a northwesterly direction to Varilla Springs; thence,” etc.
Presidio county was created May 12, 1871 (Acts 12th Leg. c. 86), its boundaries being described:
“Beginning * * * thence southeast to Varilla Springs; thence in a southeasterly direction to the mouth of the San Francisco river, where it empties into the Rio…
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