Brown v. Chambers
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Cherokee. Tried beloxv before the Hon. Peyton F. Edwards. On February 13, 1879, this suit was brought by appellant to recover certain lands situate in Cherokee county. A writ of sequestration was applied for and issued at the same time. The respective parties claimed title as follows. Appellant claimed: 1. Common source deed or bond for title from G. W. Copeland and Wm. C. Daniel to Wm. Chambers and Clayton Williams. 2. Judgment of G. W. Copeland against Wm.
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Appeal from Cherokee. Tried beloxv before the Hon. Peyton F. Edwards. On February 13, 1879, this suit was brought by appellant to recover certain lands situate in Cherokee county. A writ of sequestration was applied for and issued at the same time. The respective parties claimed title as follows. Appellant claimed: 1. Common source deed or bond for title from G. W. Copeland and Wm. C. Daniel to Wm. Chambers and Clayton Williams. 2. Judgment of G. W. Copeland against Wm. Chambers and Clayton Williams on 24th September, 1858. 3. Execution, sale and deed of W. T. Long, sheriff, under same-date…
1Opinion of the Court
Watts, J. Com. App.
Of the many questions presented by this voluminous record, those only which are deemed important and touching the merits of the case will be considered.
As against Birmah and Rial Smith and Monte Chambers, appellant relied upon the sheriff’s sale and deed, made by virtue of the judgment of the supreme court affirming that of the district court, in the case of Donley v. Duren et al.
So far as this property was involved in that sale, the levy as indorsed upon the execution recites: “ Levied the within fi. fa. on nine hundred and fifty acres of land known as the headright of L.…
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