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A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al.
25
W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company
24
Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company
22
Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater
18
Jake L. Hamon, Jr. et al. vs. United States Torpedo Company
9
Sam Underwood et al. vs. Gulf Refining Company
7
Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. R. L. Over et al. and J. W. Bettis et al.
5
The State of Texas vs. Mrs. Hattie M. Sayles
5
Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. D. C. Doan
2
Mrs. J. E. Drummond vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al.
2
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100 Feet Off of the South Side of Lots 5 and 6, Alfred and Mary Fasshauer Subdivision, Survey #65, B. A. Lands.
Paper with a description of a railroad right of way on the property, 100 Feet off of the south side of Lots 5 and 6, Alfred and Mary Fasshauer Subdivision, Survey #65, B. A. Lands.
Date:
unknown
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The Portal to Texas History
Abstract of Title: Charles J. Canda, Simeon J. Drake, and Alphonse Kloh
Document listing the history of a property owned by Charles J. Canda, Simeon J. Drake, and Alphonse Kloh in Jones County, Texas. The property described in this memo was part of the lands granted from the State of Texas to the Texas and Pacific Railway Company in 1875. This document is partially filled out; there are several blank spots in the form.
Date:
191X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna: Original Petition]
Document which states Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company's intend to being condemnation proceedings for Lot 1 of Block 61 in Abilene, Texas against Julia Acuna. The petition lays out the transfer of the property to Julia Acuna and request that Judge T. A. Bledsoe appoint three special commissioners to judge the damages.
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unknown
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The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Contract for Payment to Mary E. Sayles]
Blank contract that specifies how all sums owed plus interest will be paid back to Mary E. Sayles and the ramifications if the payments occur after deadlines.
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unknown
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unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Contract Granting Right of Way to Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Production Company]
Document granting a right of way to the Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Production Company. This contract is a template and is blank.
Date:
192X
Creator:
unknown
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.
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unknown
Creator:
Sayles, Mary E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
C. U. Connlee Well No. 2 Sec. 4 Block 4. Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company Survey, Eastland County. Texas.
Document discussing an oil well which the United States Torpedo Company's representative, Jack Rapp, was hired to shoot with nitroglycerine, and the events and aftermath of shooting the well. It also lists the names and roles of the people working on the well.
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The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 191: Defendant's Brief]
Document in cause no. 191, United States Torpedo Company vs. E. R. Liner et al., discussing the shooting of an oil well owned by Liner and possibly negligence by the United States Torpedo Company. The document lists prior cases and counters the claims of Liner.
Date:
unknown
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[Cause No. 844: Defendant's Second Amended Original Answer]
Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, which denies the allegations of the plaintiff's petition. There are corrections to the text in blue ink and notes at the end of the document.
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unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Defendant's Second Amended Original Answer]
Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, which denies the allegations of the plaintiff's petition.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Document Requesting a Verdict for the Defendant]
Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, asking the jury to return a verdict for the defendant.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Special Charge No. 2 Requested by Defendant]
Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, requesting the jury to return a verdict for the defendant if they believe from evidence that the well had no practical value at the time of placing the second shot of nitroglycerine.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Sayles & Sayles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cause No. 844: Special Charge No. 2 requested by Defendant]
Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, requesting the jury be instructed that an explosion is not evidence of negligence.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Special Charge No. 3 requested by Defendant]
Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, requesting that the jury decide the verdict based only on the evidence rather than conjecture or speculation.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Special Charge No. 4 requested by Defendant]
Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, requesting that the jury be instructed to not consider the plaintiff's allegation that a leaky torpedo shell caused nitroglycerine to splash on the sides of the casing.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Special Charge No. 5 requested by Defendant]
Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, requesting that the jury be instructed not to consider the failure to test the shell before lowering it into the well.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Special Charge No. 7 requested by Defendant]
Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, requesting that the jury be instructed that the defendant exercised ordinary care in the shooting of the plaintiff's well.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Special Charge Requested by Defendant]
Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, detailing a special request from the defendant to the jury. This document is unsigned.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cause No. 11551: Plaintiff's Petition]
Document in cause no. 11551, Tomlinson, Paschall & Colvin vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, detailing the complaints of Mollie Lee Tomlinson, W. R. Tomlinson, Crigler Paschall, and J. D. Colvin against the Independent Torpedo Company. The plaintiffs seek recourse for damage to their oil well in Erath County, Texas by the shooting done by the Independent Torpedo Company.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Chastain & Judkins
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 11687: Agreement to Accept Testimony of John Thompson]
Document in cause no. 11687, Jake L. Hamon, Jr. et al. vs. United States Torpedo Company, stating the attorneys of the plaintiffs and defendant agree that the testimony of John Thompson, taken by L. D. Hillyer, is admissible in the cause.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 11687: Defendant's First Amended Original Answer]
Document in cause no. 11687, Jake L. Hamon, Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company, discussing the complaints of Jake L. Hamon, Jr. and stating that Hamon should not be entitled to any damages.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 11687: Notice of Deposition of L. D. Hillyer]
Document in cause no. 11687, Jake L. Hamon, Jr. et al. vs. United States Torpedo Company, providing notice to the plaintiff about the deposition of L. D. Hillyer. The notice includes the questions posed to Hillyer which discuss Hillyer's transcript of John Thompson's testimony.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Sayles & Sayles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 11687: Plaintiff's Supplemental Petition]
Document in cause no. 11687, Jake L. Hamon, Jr. et al. vs. United States Torpedo Company, stating that the United States Torpedo Company is liable for negligence.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Sayles & Sayles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1398: Judgment]
Judgment in the cause no. 1398, H. E. Hoover and J. S. Hood vs. The Unknown Heirs of David P. Fearis and Unknown Heirs of O. S. Heath, which awards to the plaintiff the lands and premises described in the plaintiff's petition located in Hemphill County, Texas. This judgment was certified as the "true and correct copy" by Hiram Park in Hemphill County in 1939.
Date:
{1916-01-12,1939-11-09}
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History