Hall v. Layton
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Galveston. Suit by the appellees against tlie appellant for a. conveyance of 2,400 acres of land out of a survey, specifically described, on Galveston island. Land scrip for 3,200 aeres was placed in the hands of the defendant by tile plaintiffs in 1838 for location, patent, &c., tlie defendant to receive one-fourth for his services and expenses.
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Appeal from Galveston. Suit by the appellees against tlie appellant for a. conveyance of 2,400 acres of land out of a survey, specifically described, on Galveston island. Land scrip for 3,200 aeres was placed in the hands of the defendant by tile plaintiffs in 1838 for location, patent, &c., tlie defendant to receive one-fourth for his services and expenses. Tlie scrip was located on Galveston island, and the defendant informed tlie plaintiffs of the fact by letter dated-April 12, 1839. Oil tho 2Sth of November. 1840, a patent was issued to Hall and Jones for IS,000 acres, including the…
1Opinion of the Court
l-'C’SCOMB, J.
TVo do not propose to discuss all of the questions present ■ l by rff; record and the assignment of errors, in this case, hut only such as ap >.-a - ,o u-s to be material to its iiaal disposition.
T.*;o <!.-f 'riant, in tiie court below, offered to give in evidence the record of the s et e '.d suits that had been instituted, in which he was a party, in relation to-tho lot nions of laud scrip, by him, on Galveston Gland. Tins evidence was ruled tur r . inadmissible. We are unable, to perceive any objection in law to the ¡vlmi- lihilfy of this evidence, considering the…
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