Cox v. Hart
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hablan
This was an action of trespass.to try the title to certain lands in McLennan County, Texas, the boundaries of which are fully given in the pleadings and in the judgment. They are also described generally as “ being the same tract of land patented by the State of Texas to the heirs of James Stewart, on the 2d day of July, 1849, by patent No. 379, volume 5.”
On the 2d day of July, .1849, the State issued “ to the heirs of James Stewart, deceased, their heirs and assigns,” two patents, each for 960 acres of land, in McLennan County; patent “No. 379, vol. 5,” describing the land embraced.in it' as…
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