Murphy v. Terrell
Texas Supreme Court
Original application to the Supreme Court for writ of mandamus against the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Mabel Tillman, the adverse claimant of the land in controversy, being made corespondent.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.
This is an original application for a mandamus to compel the respondent, as Commissioner of the General Land Office, to award to relator three sections of school land upon his applications to purchase them, in addition to a section which has been awarded to him for his home and as to which his contract is in good standing. The corespondent, Mabel Tillman, is joined as the purchaser to whom the respondent has awarded the three sections in controversy.
The defensive pleadings attempt to oust the jurisdiction of this court by making an issue of fact as to relator’s…
2Cited by9 opinions
- Erp v. TillmanTexas Supreme Court · 1910
- Herndon v. J. T. Robison Commissioner of General Land OfficeTexas Supreme Court · 1925
- Whitaker v. McCartyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1920
- Davis v. YatesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
- Skaggs v. Grisham-Hunter Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1932
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