Powers v. Minor
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District, in an appeal from Fails County.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
Two tracts of land were patented to John H. Walker, both in the north part of Falls County, on Big Creek, each tract contained 1280 acres, and were located adjoining each other, one by virtue of his headright certificate, and the other by virtue of a bounty warrant.
Walker died, and it seems that there was administration on his estate, and both tracts sold. However, there is no evidence of the proceedings of the Probate Court in the record.
Lucian Minor, administrator of Susan Spofford, deceased, filed suit in the District Court of Falls County against J. A. Powers,…
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