Johnson v. Robison
Texas Supreme Court
Original application to the Supreme Court by Johnson for a writ of mandamus against Robison as Commissioner of the General Land ' Office, with whom B. J. Clarke and others were joined as co-respondents.
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Original application to the Supreme Court by Johnson for a writ of mandamus against Robison as Commissioner of the General Land ' Office, with whom B. J. Clarke and others were joined as co-respondents. The fact that Chief Justice Cureton and Justice Greenwood were disqualified to sit in this ease having been certified to the Governor, Mr. S. J. Brooks was appointed Chief Justice and Mr. Cary M. Abney Associate Justice, to sit with Mr. Justice Pierson in the disposition of this cause, and they were duly qualified as members of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Brooks
The relator, Robert G. Johnson, applies to this Court for a man-' damns to compel the Respondent, J. T. Robison, Commissioner of the General Land Office,.to issue him an unconditional patent to the N. W. !4 of Section 6, in Block No. 53, Township Ño. 4, T. & P. Railway Company Survey, in Reeves County, and to cancel an oil and gas permit issued to C. J. Charslce on February 12, 1919, on this land. Charske and those claiming under him have been made parties to the suit.
The record shows that the tract of land in question was classified as mineral land in 1901 and sold to S. J. Bond in August,…
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