Giles v. Ponder

POPE, Justice.

Russell S. Ponder commenced this suit under the provisions of Article 5421c, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.Stats., claiming a described area as vacant unsurveyed lands. He sued many parties who claim interests in the land concerned, including the Commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas and the Attorney General of Texas. The judgment awarded Ponder a, tract of land as vacant land, but held that other described lands were not vacant. The Commissioner of the General Land Office and the Attorney General are the only appellants, and they urge that other lands are also vacant lands.

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