Schley v. Leon & H. Blum
Texas Supreme Court
This is an application for writ of error to the Court of Civil Appeals, First District, in a case on appeal from the District Court of Wharton County. The opinion gives a sufficient statement.
1Opinion of the Court
STAYTON, Chief Justice.
Application and accompanying papers show that Leon & H. Blum brought this action to compel, through mandamus, the county surveyor of Wharton County to survey certain lands on which they had located land certificates; that this the surveyor refused to do, on the ground that the lands had been patented before the locations were made.
The adverse claimant of the land was made a party, and on trial judgment was rendered for the plaintiffs, but on appeal the judgment was reversed and rendered for the defendants.
It is shown, that the claimant of the land, made a defendant, is…
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