Coleman & Nelson v. Lord
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Donley. Tried below before Hon. Frank Willis. The following agreement was made for the purpose of advancing this-cause in the Supreme Court, which fully states the case: “It is agreed that the only issues to be considered b.y the court in this case are questions of law, viz.: “First.
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Appeal from Donley. Tried below before Hon. Frank Willis. The following agreement was made for the purpose of advancing this-cause in the Supreme Court, which fully states the case: “It is agreed that the only issues to be considered b.y the court in this case are questions of law, viz.: “First. Did the Act of April 12, 1883, to provide for the classification, sale, and lease of the lands set apart for the benefit of the common school fund, etc., authorize the State Land Board to increase the minimum price for the lease of lands above four cents per acre per annum as fixed by said act. See…
1Opinion of the Court
GrAiHES, Associate Justice.—There
is no controversy about the facts of this case. In April, 1884, the appellants presented to the Land Board a bid for the lease of the forty-eight sections of public school lands described in the petition, their bid being four cents per acre for the dry and five cents per acre for the watered sections, which was the lowest bid allowed by the Act of April 12, 1883, under which the lease was attempted to be secured. It was admitted that the bid was previously filed in the proper time with the surveyor of the land district and that the proceedings taken under it…
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