Island City Savings Bank v. Dowlearn
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Eirst District, in an appeal from De Witt County. The bank sued Dowlearn, and defendant had judgment. Plaintiff appealed and on affirmance obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
The subject of controversy in this suit is a fractional section of land belonging to the free school fund of the State of Texas, situated in De Witt County, which was regularly upon the market on January —, 1884, when, under the law of 1883, W. H. Crain purchased it, complying with the terms of the law by giving his obligation and making the first payment. On December 31, 1895, the title vested in the Island City Savings Bank and the-members of the firm of Ball, Hutchings & Co. through a regular chain of transfer from Crain.
“The interest upon said obligation or note…
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