Howell v. Hanrick
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals for Third District, in an appeal from Travis County. The Court of Civil Appeals consisted of Judge Collard and Special Judges L. H. Brown and L. J. Storey, appointed instead of Chief Justice Fisher and. Justice Key, who were disqualified. Action of trespass to try title by Hanrick, claiming under an alleged grant for ten leagues of land, of date October 22, 1833, made by L. Lesassier, alcalde, etc., to Rafael de Aguirre.
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Error to Court of Civil Appeals for Third District, in an appeal from Travis County. The Court of Civil Appeals consisted of Judge Collard and Special Judges L. H. Brown and L. J. Storey, appointed instead of Chief Justice Fisher and. Justice Key, who were disqualified. Action of trespass to try title by Hanrick, claiming under an alleged grant for ten leagues of land, of date October 22, 1833, made by L. Lesassier, alcalde, etc., to Rafael de Aguirre. The defendant claimed under pre-emption claims, surveyed May 4, 1876. Suit was brought in Williamson County, and venue was changed to Travis…
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION EOR REHEARING.
E. J. Gurley and Walton & Hill, for defendant in error, on motion for rehearing.—Our attention will be directed to one point. A suggestion may be made as to another, but such other is only collateral.
The court decides in substance:
1. That Luke Lesassier was in the nature of a special officer to issue the final titles to the two Aguirres and Tomas de la Vega on their joint concession from the Governor of Coahuila and Texas.
2. That if in that capacity he issued to Rafael de Aguirre a complete and perfect title to eleven leagues on the Brazos, of date 4th of October,…
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