Legal Opinion
Rigsby v. Galceron
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 16, 1897PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Wichita. Tried below before Hon. George E. Miller.
1Opinion of the Court
TARLTON. Chief Justice.
The issue involved in this appeal is between Josephine Galceron and Mrs. C. C. Thompson, the appellees, and G. M. Sutherland, W. M. Robertson, and Elizabeth Bowden, appellants. It involves the title to 320 acres of land patented to J. W. Robertson.
The appellants claim by virtue of inheritance from Robertson; the appellees, by virtue of a chain of title the initial link in which is an alleged transfer to John D. McLeod by Robertson, the original grantee of the certificate under which the land was located. This transfer is assailed by affidavit of forgery, and the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Watrous v. McGrewTexas Supreme Court · 1856
- Harrison v. McMurrayTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Ammons v. DwyerTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- W. C. Howard & Co. v. ParksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1892
- Kellogg v. McCabeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1896
3Cited by4 opinions
- Spencer v. LevyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Smith's Heirs v. HirschCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
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