King County v. Martin
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Jones County; John B. Thomas, Judge. Action by King County against George B. Martin. ‘From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
Briefly stated, this suit was instituted by King county to set aside, on the ground of fraud, a sale and conveyance of four leagues of King county school lands for $1 per acre on 20 years’ time, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum, made on the 16th day of February, 1899. The case was submitted to a jury upon special issues, and upon the receipt of the verdict the court rendered a judgment in appellee’s favor upon the answers, and King county appeals.
The plaintiff’s petition is quite lengthy, but in substance it was alleged that J. M. Martin, the then county judge, and appellee,…
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