Ellis v. Le Bow
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the1 Third District, in an appeal from McLennan County. Ellis and others sued to recover from Le Bow and others, and appealed from a judgment for defendants. On affirmance they obtained writ of error. The decision on appeal is reported in 30 Texas Civil Appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
On April 11, 1898, plaintiffs in error instituted this suit in the District Court of McLennan County, against the defendants, in form of trespass to try title to recover a part of a league and labor of land situated in that county and patented in the name of Jesse Russell. The evidence established the following facts: Jesse Russell and Jane Russell, his wife, were residing in Texas prior to 1838, and on the 6th day of February of that year the Republic of Texas issued a headright certificate for one league and labor of land to Jesse Russell. In 1847 Jesse Russell…
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