Williamson v. Simpson
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Polk. Tried before the Hon. Peter W. Gray.
1Opinion of the Court
Hemphill, Ch. J.
The first ground assumed by appellants, is, that there was error in so much of the charge as declares, in effect, that the title offered by plaintiff was prima fae *436good, on its face, to vest the land in him ; the appellants insisting the title is void from the evident want of authority in Nixon, the Commissioner, who made the grant. This ground is not noticed in the full and elaborate argument of the appellee. Most probably he was not apprised that any such position would be assumed. The assignment of error, in the charge of the Court, is general; and if it be legal notice of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Newsom v. Pryor's LesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1822
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