102 Tex. 488
119 S.W 1145
Decided June 2, 1909
Texas Supreme Court · decided 1909-06-02
Original application to the Supreme Court by Giraud for writ of mandamus against the Commissioner of the General Land Office. J. R. Lambert, an adverse claimant of the land, was made corespondent. The land in question was situated upon Mustang Island and had been surveyed and offered for sale by the Land Commissioner under the Act of April 24, 1907. Giraud had made application to purchase a single tract of one acre at $26.
Cited by 2 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently March 1965
1 state decisions
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Decided 1909-06-02
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¶1 delivered the opinion of the court.
¶2 The mandamus applied for is granted for the reason that relator was the only bidder for the land whose application complied with the law, the co-respondent having applied, in one application, to pup? chase several separate tracts.
¶3 Mandamus granted,