Tarlton, Jordan & Tarlton v. Kirkpatrick

HEAD, Associate Justice.

On January 26, 1874, duplicate certificate No. issued to the heirs of Samuel Shackelford, was located in Hill County, and a survey embracing 682 acres, including the land in controversy, was made thereon, and the field notes returned to the General Land Office. In August, 1887, these field notes were corrected so as to leave out all of the 682 acres except the 178 acres in controversy in this suit, and upon these corrected field notes patent was issuéd dated the 5th day of October, 1887. Appellants, claiming under this location and patent, filed this suit in trespass…