Moody v. Hahn

STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

The appellee brought this suit against appellant to recover the south half of section 216, public school lands, situated in Stonewall County, claiming under transfer from J. T. Craft, the original purchaser from the State, the date of this transfer-being January 16, 1900, and of the original purchase, September 16,. 1897. Appellant made two applications to purchase, one dated November 27, 1899, and the other February 10, 1900, both of which were rejected on account of the previous sale to Craft. The right of appelleeto recover was made to depend upon whether or not…