Zimpelman v. Robb
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Travis. Tried below before the Hon. E. B. Turner. Suit brought August 17, 1875, by appellee Zimpelman and W. W. Briggs, in trespass to try title against the appellees, Bobb & Taylor, for 1,712|- acres of the William Lewis, Sr., league and labor of land, in Travis county. Afterwards, during the pendency of this suit, Briggs died; and his wife, who had administered on his estate in Texas, made herself a party plaintiff.
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Appeal from Travis. Tried below before the Hon. E. B. Turner. Suit brought August 17, 1875, by appellee Zimpelman and W. W. Briggs, in trespass to try title against the appellees, Bobb & Taylor, for 1,712|- acres of the William Lewis, Sr., league and labor of land, in Travis county. Afterwards, during the pendency of this suit, Briggs died; and his wife, who had administered on his estate in Texas, made herself a party plaintiff. On the 28th day of October, 1878, the appellee Dimmitt was made a party defendant by amended petition. On the 6th of May, 1879, the present appellant filed an…
1Opinion of the Court
Bonner, Associate Justice.
It is agreed in this case, that Singleton J. Thompson, as the head of a family, obtained, on December 7, 1838, a certificate for one league and labor of land, and which he subsequently traded for 1,948 acres of land in Travis county, embracing the land in controversy..
The testimony is conflicting as to whether he obtained this certificate by virtue of his marriage with one Polly Slaughter, now deceased, or with Elizabeth Thompson, formerly Elizabeth Crawford, under whom appellees, Robb et al., defendants below, now claim.
The testimony is also conflicting as to…
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