Dallas County v. Club Land and Cattle Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Second District, in an ■appeal from Archer County. The county sued the cattle company and obtained judgment which, on the latter’s appeal, was in part reversed and rendered, and the county obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
This was an action of trespass to try title brought by Dallas County against the Club Land and Cattle Company to recover a tract of about 700 acres of land, and was tried by the court without a jury. The trial judge filed his conclusions of fact and the ■cause was appealed without a statement of facts. From the judge’s findings, the following facts appear:
Sometime before the 9th day of June, 1879, the Commissioners Court •of Dallas County entered into a contract with John Henry Brown, in which Brown agreed to survey, subdivide, map, and classify for the purposes of sale…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Able v. ChandlerTexas Supreme Court · 1854
- Tomlinson v. Hopkins CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1882
- Pulliam v. Runnels CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Turney v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1876
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- Taber v. Dallas CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- Brazoria County v. PadgittCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Davis v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Thomason v. Upshur CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
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