Gibbs v. Lester

This is, an action of trespass to try title and for damages, brought by appellants to recover the John Gibbs survey in Hutchinson county. The appellants, other than A. A. Lumpkin and A. S. Burleson, claim the land as the heirs of John Gibbs. Lump- - kin and Burleson claim a part of the land as the vendees of such heirs. Appellants’ claim is based upon a land certificate, numbered 159, issued by the Adjutant General of 'the State of Texas on April 9, 1853. This certificate was issued by authority of the Act of Peb. 9, 1850 (3 Gammels Laws of Texas, p. 153). A patent based upon this certificate…