Hall v. Claiborne
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Bastrop. Tried below before the Hon. A. W. Terrell. This was a contest between Phillip Claiborne, the appellee, and O. K. Hall, the appellant, for letters of administration upon the; estate of J. C. Badford. J. 0. Radford, a resident citizen of Bastrop county, died in September, 1854, in the city of Houston in this State, on a visit, leaving no known heirs. All, or the principal part of his property, was in Bastrop county.
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Appeal from Bastrop. Tried below before the Hon. A. W. Terrell. This was a contest between Phillip Claiborne, the appellee, and O. K. Hall, the appellant, for letters of administration upon the; estate of J. C. Badford. J. 0. Radford, a resident citizen of Bastrop county, died in September, 1854, in the city of Houston in this State, on a visit, leaving no known heirs. All, or the principal part of his property, was in Bastrop county. Phillip Claiborne, the appellee, and one James Nicholson, applied to the County Court of Bastrop county, for letters of administration upon the estate of said…
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
The reason set forth in this case why it was not brought into this court at the first term shows that the parties made an agreement in writing which might delay the preparation of this case for this court, and a reasonable excuse is given why it was not performed sooner. Had there been no such agreement each party would have been left fully to pursue his own course. Under these circumstances we think the motion must be sustained.
*222Moore. J.
The transposition of the names of the parties on the docket of the District Court, was not erroneous. The proceeding in the County Court was instituted by…
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