Fitzgerald v. Robison
Texas Supreme Court
Original proceeding in the Supreme Court by Fitzgerald and others against Robison and others for writ of mandamus to require the latter, as Commissioner of the General Land Office, to issue to relators a permit to prospect for oil and natural gas on certain lands alleged to have been unlawfully patented and to be the property of the State: Motion for leave to relators to file petition, and for written opinion following a refusal per curiam of such leave.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Phillips
At a former date the motion for leave to file a petition for mandamus in this ease, to require the Commissioner of the General Land Office to issue the relators a permit to prospect for oil and gas upon the certain land in Harris County known as Hog Island, was refused.
This motion is one by the relators asking that the court indicate the reason for its refusal to grant the original motion. It is not the practice of the court to file opinions in the refusal of motions for leave to file petitions for mandamus, but because of the nature of this ease and the number of mandamus proceedings of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dunn v. WingTexas Supreme Court · 1910
3Cited by22 opinions
- State of Texas v. BradfordTexas Supreme Court · 1932
- Strayhorn v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1957
- O'Keefe v. RobisonTexas Supreme Court · 1927
- Smith v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
- Sawyer v. J. T. Robison Commissioner of General Land OfficeTexas Supreme Court · 1925
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