Nevell v. Terrell
Texas Supreme Court
Original application by Nevell, against the Commissioner of the General Land Office, for mandamus, to which Nixon, an adverse claimant of the land, was subsequently made a party.
1Opinion of the Court
This is a petition by the relator, Nevell, to compel the Commissioner of the General Land Office to reinstate him upon the records of his office as lessee of the north half of section 37 of block 13 of the G.H. S.A. Ry. Co. surveys. The respondent pleads in abatement of the suit, that after the cancellation of the relator's lease, the land had been leased by him to one, W.H. Nixon, and that this lease is in good standing; and that therefore Nixon is a necessary party to the suit. We think the plea should be sustained and it is accordingly so ordered. The suit will be dismissed unless the…
2Cited by23 opinions
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- Ex Parte MeyerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1918
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