Sinclair v. Stanley
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. Wm. H. Stewart. The statement of appellant’s counsel presented the case substantially correct, thus: Appellant Stanley, in his petition, alleged lawful possession in himself of lot 8, in the northeast quarter of out-lot 141, in Galveston, upon which he had built a house in which to keep a bar and restaurant, investing all his means in constructing and equipping the establishment, and thereafter occupying and doing a…
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Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. Wm. H. Stewart. The statement of appellant’s counsel presented the case substantially correct, thus: Appellant Stanley, in his petition, alleged lawful possession in himself of lot 8, in the northeast quarter of out-lot 141, in Galveston, upon which he had built a house in which to keep a bar and restaurant, investing all his means in constructing and equipping the establishment, and thereafter occupying and doing a profitable business there, making a profit of $5 per diem. That appellants began a systematic course of malicious persecution…
1Opinion of the Court
Willie, Chief Justice.
We are of opinion that the court erred in holding that the title of Thacher & Co. to lot 8 of the northeast quarter of out-lot 141, in the city of Galveston, was valid.
It was derived through a purchase made by one Russell at United States marshal’s sale, which sale took place before the door of the federal court-house at Galveston, under a judgment against John S. Jones, one of the defendants in a judgment rendered in the United States circuit court for the eastern district of Texas.
Our statutes in force at the time this sale was made required all sales of land made…
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