Patterson v. Terrell, Commissioner
Texas Supreme Court
Original application for writ of mandamus from the Supreme Court to the Commissioner of the General Land Office. T. B. Van Tuyl, a subsequent applicant to purchase the land, was also made a respondent.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
Relator Patterson commenced this action in this court, seeking a mandamus against the respondent to require him to accept the application of relator for section 582 described in the petition. The facts, briefly stated, are that on April 16, 1902, the relator, being a citizen of Scurry County over 21 years of age, was an actual settler residing upon the southwest quarter of section No. 517, block No. 97, Houston & Texas Central Railway Company, public school land, situated in Scurry County, which had been awarded to the relator, by the Commissioner of the General Land…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hazelwood v. Rogan, CommissionerTexas Supreme Court · 1902
- Steward v. WagleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
3Cited by4 opinions
- Erp v. TillmanTexas Supreme Court · 1910
- Glenn v. GarrettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
- Perry v. RutherfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1905
- Jones v. LohmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1904