State v. Wichita Land & Cattle Co.

Gaines, Associate Justice.—

This suit was brought by the State to-*452set aside the sale oí four sections of school lands lying in Archer County-made by the State Land Board by virtue of the authority conferred by the Act of April 12, 1883. It is alleged that the defendant is a corporation, and that the lands in controversy were bid off and purchased by oneS. T. Jones, ostensibly for his own benefit, but that in fact in making-said purchase he acted solely for the defendant and for the purpose of enabling the latter to acquire title to the lands in fraud of the provisions-of the statute before…