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[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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Subdivision Deed for Austin and Williams League Number 340]
Blank, unsigned deed contract meant for selling or renting subdivisions of the Austin an Williams League #340, owned by Mary E. Sayles.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Sayles, Mary E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1988: Appellee's Brief]
Document in the cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater, stating the appellee's, W. O. Rainwater's, position in the cause and presenting several prior cases to support his position.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
Smith, Gilbert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fence Border Stipulations for Land Purchase]
Description of how fences are to be moved on the land purchased by C. E. Jones from Mary E. Sayles. The document is signed by C. E. Jones and by John Sayles on behalf of Mary E. Sayles.
Date:
February 27, 1906
Creator:
Jones, C. E.; Sayles, Mary E. & Sayles, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Transcript of Court Proceedings]
Transcript of the proceedings in cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company. The transcript lists the witness testimony of W. O. Rainwater and G. A. Rainwater as questioned by Gilbert Smith and Jack Sayles.
Date:
May 24, 1938
Creator:
Henry, Lee S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Document Waiving Filing Requirements]
Document in the cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, which waives the filing requirements of depositions in the named cause by both parties.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cause No. 4035: Answers and Deposition of V. Robert Kerr]
Document in the cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, containing the written testimony of V. Robert Kerr. The testimony was taken before a notary and answers the questions set by the plaintiff's and defendant's attorneys.
Date:
October 11, 1938
Creator:
Kerr, V. Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Legal Complaint from Mary E. Sayles]
Copy of a legal complaint in which the plaintiff, Mary E. Sayles, disputes land rights between herself and the defendants, G. R. Pierce, J. H. Pierce and J. C. Maxwell with intentions to sue for the title and rights to the specified properties.
Date:
March 22, 1899
Creator:
Texas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1988: Brief of Appellant and Assignments of Error, Propositions, Statements, Authorities, and Arguments]
Document in cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater, containing a statement of the nature and result of the suit, and listing the errors of the court. This document appears to be a draft and there are editing marks and corrections made in pencil.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Subpoena for Jack Sayles]
Subpoena issued by the Taylor County sheriff's office requiring Jack Sayles to appear in court to answer the plaintiff's plea of privilege.
Date:
April 29, 1938
Creator:
Taylor County (Tex.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Relinquishing of Land Rights Over to Mary E. Sayles]
Signed document from relatives of Mary E. Sayles relinquishing all of their rights to the Austin and Williams land onto her.
Date:
March 15, 1905
Creator:
Sayles, Henry; Sayles, Emma H.; Sayles, Harriet McAlpine (Hattie); Harris, George C.; Sayles, Mary E.; Sayles, B. G. et al.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1988: Appellant's Motion for Rehearing]
Document in the cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater, detailing the appellant's arguments for rehearing the cause. It lists prior cases that support their motion and the errors in the process of the court. This copy appears to be a draft and has editing marks and correction in pencil.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
Sayles & Sayles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1988: Appellee's Reply to Appellant's Motion for Rehearing and Appellant's Motion for Writ of Certiorari]
Document in cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater, countering the oil company's motion for rehearing the cause. The document lists the events in the cause, Rainwater's rebuttal of the reasons put forth by the oil company, and prior cases which support Rainwater's argument.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
Smith, Gilbert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Last Will and Testament of Mary E. Sayles, October 16, 1906]
Last will and testament of Mary E. Sayles, in which she bequeaths much of her property to her daughters, Mary and Emma Sayles, and names her son and her son-in-law, Henry Sayles and George C. Harris, as the executors of the will. The document is not hand-signed and has the word, "copy.", typed in the header.
Date:
October 16, 1907
Creator:
Sayles, Mary E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Subpoena for Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]
Subpoena issued by the Dallas County sheriff's office requiring the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company to appear in court to answer the complaint of W. O. Rainwater.
Date:
March 29, 1938
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company's Acknowledgement of Final Judgment and Intention to Appeal]
Document in Cause No. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, in which the oil company acknowledges the court's judgment in favor of Rainwater and states their intention to appeal. This document is unsigned.
Date:
May 1938
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Notice of Deposition of E. Williams and C. C. Chinn]
Document providing notice of depositions to W. O. Rainwater, G. A. Rainwater, and/or their attorney Gilbert Smith, including the names of the witnesses and the list of questions. The named witnesses are E. Williams and C. C. Chinn and are found in Enid, Oklahoma.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1989: Appellee's Motion to Dismiss Appeal]
Document stating the appellee, W. O. Rainwater's argument to dismiss the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company's appeal.
Date:
November 17, 1939
Creator:
Smith, Gilbert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[L. C. Wise vs Mary E. Sayles: Supplemental Assignment of Errors]
Document listing court errors believed to have been made in carrying out the lawsuit between L. C. Wise and Mary E. Sayles over land boundary lines.
Date:
July 20, 1904
Creator:
Bowyer and Tillett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1988: Appellee's Motion for Rehearing]
Document in cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater, detailing the history of the cause in lower courts, assignments of error, propositions, and prior cases supporting Rainwater's motion.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
Smith, Gilbert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Correction to the Judgment]
Document in cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, correcting an error in the original judgment. The amendment is in the final paragraph, setting the appeal bond at $450.00 instead of the incorrect $50.00.
Date:
May 21, 1938
Creator:
Spraberry, E. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Notice of Deposition of V. Robert Kerr, and Waiver of Filing Requirements]
Documents requesting a waiver of filing requirements for witness depositions, and providing notice of depositions to W. O. Rainwater, G. A. Rainwater, and/or their attorney Gilbert Smith. The documents include the names of the witness, V. Robert Kerr, and a list of questions.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mary E. Sayles Naming Her Attorneys, October 31, 1905]
Document written by Mary E. Sayles appointing her son, Henry Sayles, her son-in-law, George C. Harris, and Henry Sayles, Jr. as attorneys in fact to her estate so that they may distribute and sell off her portions of the Austin and Williams land on her behalf.
Date:
October 31, 1905
Creator:
Sayles, Mary E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History