Taber v. Dallas County
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Archer County. Dallas County sued Taber and Wilson' to recover c'ounty school land sold by it to Taber.. Defendant had judgment which, on appeal by plaintiff was reversed and rendered in its favor. Taber and Wilson thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
delivered the opinion of the court.. The State granted' to Dallas County three leagues of land in Archer County for free school purposes. Dallas County leased the land to one Carver. Hpon the expiration of his lease the county leased the land to Ben C. Taber for the term of ten years, but Carver refused to surrender possession of the land, and, after several, months effort to get possession, Taber brought a suit against Dallas County for damages caused by the failure to give ¡btiin possession.. Dallas County- had conveyed 711 acres of the three leagues of land to John Henry Brown as…
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