D.K. Fitzhugh v. M.T. Johnson
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Second District, in an appeal from Ector County. Mrs. Johnson sued Fitzhugh for land and recovered. Defendant appealed, and on affirmance obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Beown
The land in suit is situated in Crane County and, on the 3rd day of April, 1907, was upon the market as free school land under the Act of April 15, 1905, for sale by competitive bidding. (See Chap. 103, Laws 1905, p. 159.) No question is raised as to the regularity of the proceedings prior to the sale. The tract contains 640 acres, and A. L. Fisher bid $3.05 per acre and the land was awarded to him on the day of the sale, April 3, 1907, but he did not deposit the first payment in the treasury until the next day after the award was made. Mrs. M. T. Johnson claims under an award by the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Rawls v. TerrellTexas Supreme Court · 1907
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Fitzhugh v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910