Texas Mexican Railway Co. v. Jarvis
Texas Supreme Court
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1Opinion of the Court
STAYTON, Chief Justice.
On March 3, 1882, appellant caused sixty-two alternate certificates, of which it was the owner, to be located on land in Webb County, but the surveyor refused to survey the land, and this action was brought against him and persons claiming the land, with prayer that a writ of mandamus issue to compel him to make the surveys.
The surveyor and his codefendants alleged that the land was titled and owned by the latter'through conveyances from one Joaquin Galan, to whom it was claimed the land was granted by the Spanish government some time before the year 1804/. To show such…
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