Hill v. Still
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Red River. Tried below before Hervey Dillahunty, Esq., appointed by the parties. This suit was commenced by the appellant.
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Appeal from Red River. Tried below before Hervey Dillahunty, Esq., appointed by the parties. This suit was commenced by the appellant. The charge of the Court was as follows : The first question for you to decide is, did the plaintiff fullfil his part of the contract, by selecting land on which to locate two-thirds of a league and labor, as he had stipulated to do ? If he made the selection in good faith, and in due time, then, according to my view of the law, he was entitled to' a conveyance of one-third of a league out of the tract to be located by the defendant; but if the. defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
Roberts J.
This is an action to recover 1434 acres of land, a part of the headright of appellant, situated in Red River county. The facts, proven on the trial are, that in 1838 the parties entered into the following agreement :
Republic op Texas, Bed Biver County : Memorandum of a contract made and entered into between Abner Hill of the one part, and George W. Still of the other part, both of the county and Republic aforesaid, witnesseth, that the said Hill, for and in consideration of the obligation of the said *79Still hereafter to be expressed, has sold unto the said Still a certain tract or…
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