Chambers v. Robison, Commissioner
Texas Supreme Court
Original application to the Supreme Court for writ of mandamus against the Land Commissioner requiring reinstatement of relators as purchasers of school land.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Phillips
The case concerns a forfeiture by the Commissioner of the General Land Office of the sale of four sections of public school land. ' The validity of the forfeiture is the only question presented for decision.
The land was originally awarded and sold to J. M. Patterson. It' was conveyed by him to B. H. Park, the former husband of Mrs. Chambers and the father of the other relators, who became the substitute purchaser in accordance with the law. Park died intestate in 1906. The sale preserved its good standing until November 1, 1913, when default was made in the payment of the annual interest due…
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