Reeves v. G.C. Smith

STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

This suit was brought by appellant to recover of appellee section 60, block B5, in Bandall County, which had been awarded to appellee by the Commissioner of the General Land Office upon his application to purchase same. Appellant pleaded his title specially, his petition showing that he made application to purchase the land, which was rejected by the Commissioner of the Land Office upon the ground, as stated by the Commissioner, that it had already been sold to appellee Smith. The validity of this sale is not in any manner attacked by the petition; that is, no fact…