Republic of Texas v. Skidmore
Texas Supreme Court
This was a suit brought by the appellee, in 1842, to establish his claim to a headright for one league and one labor of land. The most material facts of the case will be found stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hemphill
This cause was brought before the supreme court of the republic, and on the facts sent up in the record the judgment of the court below in favor of the petitioner was reversed, and the cause remanded for a new trial, in order that he might .show, if he could, by additional proof that he was entitled to the amount of land sued for, or a less quantity.
The case is reported in Dallam, 581, and it appears from the facts then in proof, that the appellee came to Texas in February, 1836, and remained until June of the same year. He left, •stating that he intended to return, and did so in April, 1839.…
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