Buford v. Bostick
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Delta. Tried below before the Hon. Green J. Clark. Action of trespass to try title to three hundred and twenty acres of land lying in Delta county, and for rents, instituted by appellants on the 1st day of June, 1874. The claim of appellants to the land in controversy was based upon a special act of the legislature requiring the commissioner of the general land office to issue to the heirs of Alary Hamilton, deceased, a headright certificate for twelve hundred…
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Appeal from Delta. Tried below before the Hon. Green J. Clark. Action of trespass to try title to three hundred and twenty acres of land lying in Delta county, and for rents, instituted by appellants on the 1st day of June, 1874. The claim of appellants to the land in controversy was based upon a special act of the legislature requiring the commissioner of the general land office to issue to the heirs of Alary Hamilton, deceased, a headright certificate for twelve hundred and eighty acres of land, approved August 29, 1856. The certificate, bearing the fractional number 4881-4982, was issued…
1Opinion of the Court
Bonner, Associate Justice.
This case has been previously before this court, 50 Tex., 371. The first assigned error, with the accompanying statement, are as follows:
First. “ The court erred in excluding that part of J. J. Groos’ certificate stating that the certificate and field notes of the Mary Hamilton survey had not- been withdrawn from the general land office since filing, so far as the records of said office showed.”
Statement.
As part of the commissioner’s certificate to a copy of the original certificate and field notes of the Mary Hamilton survey, said commissioner added: “ and I do…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sutton v. CarabajalTexas Supreme Court · 1863
- Buford v. BostickTexas Supreme Court · 1878
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