Adams v. Terrell
Texas Supreme Court
Original application to the Sunreme Court by Adams for a writ of mandamus against the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Gaines
This is a petition for the writ of mandamus to compel the Commissioner of the General Land Office to award to relator two sections of school land which he had made application to purchase. George J. Trainer was made co-respondent.
Tt is alleged in the petition that at a sale on the 24th of November, 1906, by competitive bidding, the co-respondent, Trainer, was the highest bidder for the two sections of land in controversy, and that they were awarded to him; that he settled upon his home section and on the 20th day of December, next thereafter, he forwarded to the Commissioner of the General…
2Cited by19 opinions
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- Erp v. TillmanTexas Supreme Court · 1910
- Horse Creek Conservation District v. Lincoln Land Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1939
- Chambers v. Robison, CommissionerTexas Supreme Court · 1915
- Norman v. GilesTexas Supreme Court · 1949
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