Legal Opinion
Hensel v. Kegans
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 26, 1891No. 6639PublishedCited by 20 opinions
Appeal from Haskell. Tried below before Hon. J. V. Cockrell.
1Opinion of the Court
HOBBY, Presiding Judge.
The recitals in the patent to the league and labor of land in litigation, granted January 2, 1858, to H. L. Hensel and Thos. Healey, assignees of B. F. Wood, show that the headright certificate was issued by the Board of Land Commissioners of Nacogdoches County on February 1, 1838, and was transferred to said Hensel and Healey on April 7, 1855. This was about five years after the death of Mrs. Wood, the wife of B. F. Wood.
The appellants, who were plaintiffs below, brought this suit in November, 1887, claiming as the heirs of the assignees of the certificate, alleging…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Watrous v. McGrewTexas Supreme Court · 1856
- Walet v. HaskinsTexas Supreme Court · 1887
- Bullock v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Andrews v. Heirs of SpearTexas Supreme Court · 1878
- Box v. WordTexas Supreme Court · 1885
3Cited by20 opinions
- Smith v. PerkinsTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Moore v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Auerbach v. WylieTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Caddell v. Lufkin Land & Lumber Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1923
- Industrial Accident Board v. Texas Employers' InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1961
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