City of Victoria v. Victoria County
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an appeal from Victoria Count}'. The city of Victoria sued the county to recover a portion of one of the public squares. Defendant had judgment, and the city appealed and on affirmance obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
This was an action by the city of Victoria to recover of Victoria County a certain public square in the city, except a portion of the southeast corner thereof, upon vdiich is situate the county courthouse, and to cause the removal of certain structures and cesspools constructed by the county. The county pleaded not guilty, the general issue, the statutes of limitations as ivell as other pleas not necessary to mention. The issues of fact and law are shown by the conclusions of the trial judge, which we here copy:
“conclusions of fact.
“1. That in 1834 a grant was attempted…
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