Bates v. Bratton
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District in an appeal from Mason County. Bratton sued Bates and Wheeler for the recovery of land, and obtained judgment, which was affirmed on appeal. Appellants then obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
The defendant in error, Bratton, brought this suit against plaintiffs in error, Wheeler and Bates, to recover two sections of school land in Mason County, which we will designate simply as section 304 and section 116. There was a trial by a jury, and it resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. This judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals.
On the 22d day of September, 1898, Wheeler applied to the Commissioner of the General Land Office to purchase section 304 as a “home section,” and section 116 as additional lands. He made the affidavits, filed…
2Cited by10 opinions
- Gulf Production Co. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921
- Bumpass v. McLendonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907
- Clark v. AltizerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Slaughter v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909
- Lamkin v. MatslerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1903
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.