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[Acknowledgement of Commissioners' Judgement in Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis et al.] (open access)

[Acknowledgement of Commissioners' Judgement in Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis et al.]

Document in the condemnation proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis, his wife and their tenants, acknowledging the judgement of the special commissioners in favor of Bettis.
Date: April 18, 1929
Creator: Gulf Pipe Line Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill From George O. Harrell, April 16, 1940] (open access)

[Bill From George O. Harrell, April 16, 1940]

Document listing the cost of receiving copies of the proceeding in cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, requested by Sayles & Sayles. The listed cost of the copies is $2.00.
Date: April 16, 1940
Creator: Harrell, George O.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order in Settling of Bill of Exception] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order in Settling of Bill of Exception]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, stating that the parties to the suit are given sixty days to file bills of exceptions.
Date: April 23, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order in Settling of Bill of Exception] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order in Settling of Bill of Exception]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, stating that the parties to the suit are given sixty days to file bills of exceptions.
Date: April 23, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling Defendant's Motion for Directed Verdict] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling Defendant's Motion for Directed Verdict]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, overruling the defendant's request to charge the jury to return a verdict for the defendant.
Date: April 22, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling Defendant's Motion for Directed Verdict After Close of Evidence] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling Defendant's Motion for Directed Verdict After Close of Evidence]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, overruling the defendant's request to charge the jury to return a verdict for the defendant.
Date: April 23, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling General Demurrer and Special Exception] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling General Demurrer and Special Exception]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, which overrules the defendant's general demurrer and special exception request. There are corrections to the text and a note at the top of the paper.
Date: April 21, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling General Demurrer and Special Exception] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling General Demurrer and Special Exception]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, which overrules the defendant's general demurrer and special exception request.
Date: April 21, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling Motion to Direct the Verdict] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling Motion to Direct the Verdict]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, overruling the defendant's request to charge the jury to return a verdict for the defendant. There are some corrections to the text and "After Close of Evidence" is written near the bottom of the page.
Date: April 23, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1988: Motion for Writ of Certiorari to Perfect the Record] (open access)

[Cause No. 1988: Motion for Writ of Certiorari to Perfect the Record]

Document in cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater, in which the oil company states that the transcript is imperfect. The motion lists a number of documents that were omitted from the transcript by the clerk of Jones County Court and requests a writ of certiorari.
Date: April 24, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 21395-B: Defendant's Request to Dismiss Case] (open access)

[Cause No. 21395-B: Defendant's Request to Dismiss Case]

Document in cause no. 21395-B, The State of Texas vs. Annie Ellis et al., presenting Hattie M. Sayles' deed for the property involved in the suit and requesting that the court dismisses the cause. This document is unsigned.
Date: April 27, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Controverting Answer to Defendant's Plea of Privilege] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Controverting Answer to Defendant's Plea of Privilege]

Document in the cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, which discusses the plaintiff's response to the defendant's plea of privilege. It counters specific points in numbered paragraphs.
Date: April 28, 1938
Creator: Smith, Gilbert
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Defendant's Plea of Privilege] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Defendant's Plea of Privilege]

Document in the cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, claiming the defendant's home or business is not located in Jones County, Texas and that the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company has an office in Abilene, Texas.
Date: April 22, 1938
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendant's Answer] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendant's Answer]

Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., detailing the defendant's answer to A. D. Fulton's petition. The document discusses the complaints made by Fulton and includes the right of way contract related to the property.
Date: April 9, 1929
Creator: Stephens, David W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Instructions to the Jury] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Instructions to the Jury]

Document in the cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al. instructing the jury on how to consider the cause including several specific questions.
Date: April 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Plaintiff's Bill of Exception No. 1] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Plaintiff's Bill of Exception No. 1]

Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., discussing several portions of the court record the plaintiff requests to have excepted. This document is unsigned.
Date: April 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6733-A: Defendant's Failure to Appear] (open access)

[Cause No. 6733-A: Defendant's Failure to Appear]

Document in cause no. 6733-A, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. A. D. Fulton, stating that A. D. Fulton was notified of the hearing date and failed to appear. There are handwritten notes on the document and it is unsigned.
Date: April 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6733-A: Judgement Perpetuating Injunction] (open access)

[Cause No. 6733-A: Judgement Perpetuating Injunction]

Document in cause no. 6733-A, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. A. D. Fulton, stating that A. D. Fulton failed to appear and answer the writ of the suit and stating that Fulton should not interfere with the Gulf Pipe Line Company representatives maintaining the pipe line on his land.
Date: April 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 9223-A: Document Dated April 29, 1932] (open access)

[Cause No. 9223-A: Document Dated April 29, 1932]

Document in cause no. 9223-A dated April 29, 1932 which mentions N. E. Fielding.
Date: April 29, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Written to L. D. Clepper] (open access)

[Check Written to L. D. Clepper]

Galveston National Bank check made out to L. D. Clepper for $16.05 and signed by W. K. McAlpine. The background of the check has a yellow seal in the center for the U.S. Internal Revenue and the text "Documentary Stamp" around the number 2 on either side of the seal. The back of the check is stamped with three stamps from the Galveston National Bank, the First National Bank, and Cle[..] House, and endorsed by L. D. Clepper and J. M. Callawary.
Date: April 23, 1901
Creator: McAlpine, W. K.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Written to U. E. Austin or Order] (open access)

[Check Written to U. E. Austin or Order]

Galveston National Bank check made out to U. E. Austin or order, for $80.00 and signed by W. K. McAlpine. The background of the check has a yellow seal in the center for the U.S. Internal Revenue and the text "Documentary Stamp" around the number 2 on either side of the seal. The back of the check is stamped "Paid Apr 22 1901" and endorsed by U. E. Austin.
Date: April 18, 1901
Creator: McAlpine, W. K.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Written to W. J. Hughes & Co.] (open access)

[Check Written to W. J. Hughes & Co.]

Galveston National Bank check made out to W. J. Hughes & Co. for $33.90 and signed by W. K. McAlpine. The background of the check has a yellow seal in the center for the U.S. Internal Revenue and the text "Documentary Stamp" around the number 2 on either side of the seal. The back of the check is stamped and endorsed by W. J. Hughes & Co.
Date: April 12, 1900
Creator: McAlpine, W. K.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: City of Dallas v. Newberg, No. 12297] (open access)

[Clipping: City of Dallas v. Newberg, No. 12297]

Journal clipping of the report on cause no. 12297, The City of Dallas vs. Newberg, heard in the Civic Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas on April 2, 1938 and denied a rehearing on April 30, 1938. The cause was brought by Mrs. O. A. Newberg who alleged that the City of Dallas damaged her property through their use of dynamite to clear a property near her house.
Date: 1938-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Conclusions of Law and Fact for Case of L. C. Wise vs. Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Conclusions of Law and Fact for Case of L. C. Wise vs. Mary E. Sayles]

Conclusion of law listing Judge Calhoun's determinations on the land dispute suit case of L. C. Wise vs. Mary E. Sayles. Several notes and corrections are handwritten in black pen ink on both pages.
Date: April 6, 1904
Creator: Calhoun, J. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History