Potter v. Robison
Texas Supreme Court
Original application to the Supreme Court by Martha M. Potter and others for writ of mandamus against the Commissioner of the General Land Office, W. L. Foxworth, an adverse claimant of the land, being made co-respondent.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
Martha M. Potter, surviving wife of John B. Potter, deceased, Henry Potter, Wallace Potter, Edward Potter and Cora Davis, children of the said Martha M. Potter and John B. Potter, and A. D. Davis, the husband of the said Cora Davis, instituted this proceeding in this court to secure a mandamus for the purpose and upon the facts hereinafter stated. J. T. Robison, having been elected Commissioner of the Land Office since the institution of the proceeding, made himself a party hereto and W. L. Foxworth was made a party as co-respondent with the said Commissioner.
The facts, briefly stated, are as…
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