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STATE v. BAXTER

No. 4714.

430 S.W.2d 547 (1968)

The STATE of Texas, Appellant, v. H. P. BAXTER, Jr., et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crawford Martin, Atty. Gen., Austin, Ben M. Harrison, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Seymour Lieberman, Houston, Vance Dunnam, Waco, Bob Casey, Jr., Houston, for appellees.

OPINION

WILSON, Justice.

This is a trespass to try title action. We adopt the State's statement of the case.

Stephen F. Austin, appellee's predecessor in title, received from the Mexican Government a grant of land in 1830 including two labors, (approximately 355 acres) situated on the left margin of the Colorado River where it empties into Matagorda Bay.

Appellees claim that the original Stephen F. Austin Survey comprising approximately 355...

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