Wiederanders v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Burnett. Tried below before the Hon. W. A. Blackburn. The opinion sets forth the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
Stayton, Associate Justice.
It appears that at some time prior to April 11, 1878, the state, by its proper officer, instituted a suit in the district court for Burnett county to escheat two tracts of land situated in that county, alleged to have belonged to Donald Smith, who died in the year 1852.
Johnson and Billick were alleged to be in possession of the land, and Robert T. Penn was alleged to set up some claim, and they were all made parties and brought before the court as defendants.
While the petition thus stood, the court ordered soire faoias to issue requiring all persons interested in…
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