Clegg v. Brannan
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court o£ Civil Appeals for the Third District in an appeal from Schleicher County. Clegg sued Brannan and others for specific enforcement of a contract to convey lands. Judgment was for defendant on demurrer sustained to the petition. This was affirmed on plaintiff’s appeal (190 S. W., 812) and he obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pierson
Plaintiff in error, T. J. Clegg, owned certain blocks and parcels c.f land in and near the town of Carlsbad, in Tom Green County. Defendant in error J. H. Brannan owned a ranch in Schleicher County. Plaintiff in error Clegg and defendant in error Brannan contracted for an exchange of said lands. Defendant in error Bran-nan executed and delivered to plaintiff in error Clegg an instrument in writing which set out the terms of said trade and agreement, in substance as follows:
J. H. Brannan bargained and contracted to sell to T. J. Clegg about 7391 acres of land in Schleicher County, known as the…
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