Dittmar v. Dignowitty
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Bexar. Tried below before Hon. G-, H. Noonan. An outline statement of the nature and result of the suit is given from the brief of appellees.
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Appeal from Bexar. Tried below before Hon. G-, H. Noonan. An outline statement of the nature and result of the suit is given from the brief of appellees. This is a suit in trespass to try title and for damages, brought by Dittmar against Dignowitty and wife for the recovery of a tract of land situated in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, and being described in plaintiff’s petition as part of block No. 47 in the city of San Antonio, and having “an irregular and almost triangular shape, measuring on said Plum or Chestnut Street, counting from the southwest corner of said block 47, about 32…
1Opinion of the Court
STAYTON, Chief Justice.
This action was brought by appellant to recover a triangular piece of land situated between North Street and an ancient road in the city of San Antonio formerly known as Camino de las Carretas.
It is a part of a block conveyed by the city in 1842 to those through whom appellant shows title.
The following statement occurs in the statement of facts: “It was proved as a historical fact that the crown of Spain, about the year A. D. 1733 or 1734, granted to the municipality that afterwards became the city of San Antonio certain lands, and that the lot or lots of land in…
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