Garrett v. Robison

270 S.W. 1114, 114 Tex. 450

• Court: Texas Commission of Appeals
• Decided: April 1, 1925
• Docket: No. 509-4220
• Status: Published

Opinion

POWELB, P. J.

This is an original action in mandamus by the relator to require the land commissioner of this state to reinstate his claim to a tract of public free school land in Palo Pinto county, Tex., which the state had sold him; and, without forfeiting his contract as by law required, proceeded prematurely to advertise the land for resale. On the 23d day of March, 1925, the relator filed a motion herein as follows: “Now comes the relator in the above numbered and styled cause, and respectfully shows to the court that, since the institution of this proceeding, the respondent, J. T. Robison, commissioner of the general land office of the state of Texas, has voluntarily reinstated the relator as a purchaser of the land referred to in his petition, and that therefore the further prosecution of this proceeding has become unnecessary. Wherefore relator prays that this cause be dismissed, at his cost.” This case is ruled by our opinion in the case of Weaver v. Robison, Commissioner, and which was adopted by the Supreme Court on December 20, 1924. See 268 S. W. 133. In that case we held there could be no valid advertisement, such as required by law before the lands advertised were forfeited, and that an advertisement and subsequent sale of lands already sold and not forfeited were void. The settlement of the instant case by the parties followed the decision aforesaid. We recommend that the aforesaid motion, filed by relator herein, be granted, and this cause dismissed, at his cost.

CURETON, C. J.

Cause dismissed, on motion of relator, at his cost, as recommended by the’ Commission of Appeals.