Nueces Valley Townsite Co. v. San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad

In 1913, for a valuable consideration, the San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad Company entered into an agreement and contract with the Nueces Valley Townsite Company to locate and establish the permanent division headquarters of said railroad, and to permanently locate and operate the machine shops of the railroad, in the town of North Pleasanton. This contract was evidenced by a deed conveying twenty-four acres of land by the Townsite Company to the Railroad Company, and the consideration for same is stipulated in said deed as follows :

“For and in consideration of the sum of ten dollars…