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Stewart v. Kemp

Texas Supreme Court

Decided January 21, 1881No. Case No. 1087PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Matagorda. Tried below before the Hon. W. H. Burkhart.

1Opinion of the Court

Gould, Associate Justice.

Kemp and others, claiming to be the owners of the B. F. Jacques headlight league, *250brought this suit on December 1, 1877, to recover 3,760 acres of said league from W. S. Stewart, and to cancel a deed made to said Stewart on June 22, A. D. 1875, by Rugeby as sheriff, and collector of taxes, reciting the purchase of the land by Stewart at a tax sale on November 9, 1867.

The defendant answered, denying that he was, or had been, in possession of the land, and stating that on December 7,'1877, before any citation was served on him and without any knowledge of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Robson v. OsbornTexas Supreme Court · 1855
  2. Polk v. Rose ex rel. CinnamondCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1866
  3. Reid v. ReidTexas Supreme Court · 1854

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1939
  2. McCormick v. EdwardsTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  3. House v. StoneTexas Supreme Court · 1885
  4. San Antonio & A. P. Ry. Co. v. BlairTexas Supreme Court · 1917
  5. Thompson v. ComstockTexas Supreme Court · 1883

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