Hamilton v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Travis County; Geo. Calhoun, Judge. Action by the State of Texas against Claude Hamilton add others for public free school land and rents. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Findings of Fact.
JENKINS, J.
Some time prior to 1804, the Spanish government granted to Joaquin Galan in what is now Webb county, Tex., a tract of land shown on the first map hereinafter set out, with corners on the Rio Grande marked on said map “Rincon de Galan” and “San Pedro creek,” with back corners shown on said map at Serrito Prieto and El Almud. In 1805 Galan sold this land to Manuel Garza. In 1810 the Spanish government disap-propriated the front part of this Galan tract for the purpose of establishing the town of Palafox. The part disappropriated extended back 30,000 varas on a line…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- State of Texas v. OrtizTexas Supreme Court · 1906
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