Holmes v. Coryell
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. Wm. H. Stetfart. On the 3d of September, 1874, J. B. Coryell filed this suit, trespass to try title, for the property in controversy, being block Ho. 6 of the Love and Grosbeck survey, or southwest quarter of out-lot Ho. 13 of present map of the city of Galveston. ' April 27, 1875, plaintiff filed his affidavit of diligent search for certain original deeds in his chain of title, among others a deed for the property by Antonio…
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Error from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. Wm. H. Stetfart. On the 3d of September, 1874, J. B. Coryell filed this suit, trespass to try title, for the property in controversy, being block Ho. 6 of the Love and Grosbeck survey, or southwest quarter of out-lot Ho. 13 of present map of the city of Galveston. ' April 27, 1875, plaintiff filed his affidavit of diligent search for certain original deeds in his chain of title, among others a deed for the property by Antonio Officier to J. Bump, dated July 13, 1843, and that the same were lost. Plaintiff filed certified copies of said deeds…
1Opinion of the Court
Staytox, Associate Justice.
Upon the former appeal it was decided by the commissioners of appeals, to whom the case was referred by agreement of parties, that the deed from Antonio Officier to J. E. Bump was properly admitted to record upon proof by the sole subscribing witness thereto of its execution, such authentication having been made before a proper officer and evidenced by a proper certificate.
This question having been so.decided, it does not become necessary now to consider the question.
A certified copy of that deed having been tendered in evidence with affidavit accounting for the…
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