Stewart v. Crosby
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Travis. Suit by tbe appellants, as trustees of the Texas Emigration and Land Company, praying an injunction against Stephen Crosby, Commissioner of the General Land Office, to restrain him from issuing patents to persons generally, who had made locations within the limits of the colony of said company, and particularly from patenting the locations of Catlett and Johnson, who were also made defendants.— They also prayed for a mandamus to compel the Commissioner to…
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Appeal from Travis. Suit by tbe appellants, as trustees of the Texas Emigration and Land Company, praying an injunction against Stephen Crosby, Commissioner of the General Land Office, to restrain him from issuing patents to persons generally, who had made locations within the limits of the colony of said company, and particularly from patenting the locations of Catlett and Johnson, who were also made defendants.— They also prayed for a mandamus to compel the Commissioner to issue patents to them on four surveys made by them by virtue of certificates issued to them in accordance with the law…
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
In the argument of this case, questions of great moment to the parties, involving an inquiry respecting the constitutionality of the legislative enactments, which they have invoked and on which they rely to maintain their claims, have been discussed; and the enactments in question have been examined in reference to their constitutionality and effect. But, as the decision of the case, before the Court, in our opinion, depends upon a few evident propositions, plainly deducible from the record and the legislation applicable to the case, which are free from difficulty ; and does not necessarily…
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