Herrington v. Williams
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Collin. The case was tried before Hon. W. T. G-. Weaver, one of the district judges. The facts are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtLindsay, J.
— The controversy in this case arises out of the conflicting equities of the parties to the same land, derived from the same source. >
On the 7th day of February, 1844, the defendant, Sylvester Williams, for a valuable consideration, sold, transferred, and delivered to 0. B. Emmons a certificate for one-third of a league of land, issued by the board of land commissioners of Bed Biver county, given on the 1st day of March, *4551888, as Ms headright, and authorized him to locate it in any part of the republic, and call on the proper officer for the title. This sale and transfer were made in a…
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