Early v. Compton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Red River County; Ben H. Denton, Judge. Action by R. N. Compton, administrator, against J. M. Early and others. Erom the judgment, defendants J. M. Early and others appeal. This is the second time this case has been before us. On the first appeal, it was styled “Compton v. Hatch et al.”
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Appeal from District Court, Red River County; Ben H. Denton, Judge. Action by R. N. Compton, administrator, against J. M. Early and others. Erom the judgment, defendants J. M. Early and others appeal. This is the second time this case has been before us. On the first appeal, it was styled “Compton v. Hatch et al.” A statement, showing the nature of the controversy, may be found in 135 S. W. 1052. J. J. Early having died, after the reversal by this court of the judgment first rendered, at the instance of Hatch, his widow, Mrs. Belle Early, and his children, Lucielle Early, Robert Early, Joseph…
1Opinion of the CourtWillson, C. J.
(after stating the case as above). [1] The land in controversy was surveyed by virtue of certificate No. 3918/ 4019, issued by the Commissioner of the General Land Office April 3, 1855. That certificate authorized the location and survey of 12,931,450 square varas as the balance unlocated of certificate No. 486 for one league and one labor of land, issued April 11, 1838, by the board of land commissioners of Bexar county. i Said certificate No. 486 was in the words and figures following, to wit:
“No. 486. This is to certify that John Sutherland, assignee of Iginio Tejada, appeared before us,…
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