Eriksen v. McWhorter
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Eighth District, in an appeal from Midland County. The action was by Eriksen against McWhorter, and between conflicting claimants as purchasers of school land. Eriksen had judgment and McWhorter appealed. The judgment was reversed and rendered in his favor (151 S. W., 624). Eriksen thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiee Justice PHILLIPS
delivered the opinion of the court.
The question presented by the case is that of the validity of the settlement by Eriksen, the plaintiff in error, upon certain school land of which he was the substitute purchaser from the State. This is the third appeal of the case. Judgments adverse to Eriksen have been twice reversed by the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District. 132 S. W., 847, 143 S. W., 245. Hpon the third trial, before a jury, he prevailed. On the appeal judgment was rendered against him by the Court of Civil Appeals for the Eighth District.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hardman v. CrawfordTexas Supreme Court · 1902
- Bustin v. J.T. Robison, CommissionerTexas Supreme Court · 1909
- Willingham v. FloydCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1903
- Ericksen v. McWhorterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
- Ericksen v. McWhorterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
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