Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Lloyd

O’QUINN, Justice.

This lawsuit grew out of the following facts:

On September 6, 1907, Mucio Vela was a resident of Duval county, Tex. On that date he married Candelaria Dimas. They lived together until she died July 13, 1919. As a result of this union three children were born: Santiago, July 25, 1908; Cruz, July 16, 1910; and Jose Jesus, December 24, 1914.

Subsequent to the marriage, on June 13, 1908, Mucio Vela made application to the state of Texas, through the commissioner of the general land office, for the purchase of section 42, T. T. Railway survey, Abstract 1928, Certificate 172,…