Legal Opinion
Biggerstaff v. Murphy
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 31, 1893No. 122PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Error from Jack. Tried below before Hon. J. W. Patterson.
1Opinion of the Court
HEAD, Associate Justice.
October 10, 1863, F. E. Taylor executed to James M. Murphy a bond for title to two tracts of land, described as located by virtue of a certificate in the name of Ezekiel Roberts; one tract described as containing 750 acres, and the other 726 acres, and the 750 acres tract also described as patented to J. P. Sargent, and both being described as on the waters of the West Fork of the Trinity River. Neither the field notes of the land nor the county in which it was situated are given in the bond, the only description therein being as above set forth. The court below heard…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Continental Insurance v. MillikenTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Barnes v. JamisonTexas Supreme Court · 1859
- Watts v. HowardTexas Supreme Court · 1890
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3Cited by4 opinions
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