Stone v. Brown
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. Wm. H. Stewart. Suit by Thomas M. Stone against appellee, J. M. Brown, the president of the First National Bank of Galveston, tó recover twenty-one land certificates of 640 acres each, issued by the state of Texas to T. M. Stone, W. H. Kyle and O. 0. Kyle, on a contract for improving the navigation of the Sabine river. Appellant claimed to be the owner of these land certificates.
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Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. Wm. H. Stewart. Suit by Thomas M. Stone against appellee, J. M. Brown, the president of the First National Bank of Galveston, tó recover twenty-one land certificates of 640 acres each, issued by the state of Texas to T. M. Stone, W. H. Kyle and O. 0. Kyle, on a contract for improving the navigation of the Sabine river. Appellant claimed to be the owner of these land certificates. About the 1st day of May, 1877, he deposited the same with Hobby & Post for. safe keeping and sale, together with a transfer to each certificate, signed by each of…
1Opinion of the Court
Watts, Commissioner.
The appellant had by his own voluntary act placed Hobby & Post in such a position that, as to others they appeared to be the ostensible owners of the land certificates which constitute the subject matter of this litigation. He had placed the same in their hands, together with transfers for each, signed by all the grantees, and acknowledged before a notary public, with authority to sell and deliver the same.
These transfers were hr every respect complete, save and except the blank for the name of the vendee and consideration were not filled. In our opinion this did not…
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