[Cause No. 6151] (open access)

[Cause No. 6151]

Document in the cause no. 6151, the consolidated suit, R. L. Over et al. and J. W. Bettis et al. vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company, containing a statement of facts, transcripts of witness testimony, and the exhibits of evidence. The cause is regarding right of ways across the defendants' properties.
Date: August 20, 1927
Creator: Hillyer, L. D.
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 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
[Liens Release of Hattie M. Sayles by West Texas Construction Company] (open access)

[Liens Release of Hattie M. Sayles by West Texas Construction Company]

Documentation certifying the West Texas Construction Company releasing and cancelling the lien against Hattie M. Sayles.
Date: August 16, 1927
Creator: West Texas Construction Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes Dated November 8 or 9, 1927] (open access)

[Notes Dated November 8 or 9, 1927]

Paper with a note titled "November 8 or 9 - 1927." The note reads, "F. High - Line [..] Gulf Pipe Line in Taylor Co."
Date: 1927-11?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6151: Excerpts for Bills of Exception] (open access)

[Cause No. 6151: Excerpts for Bills of Exception]

Document in the cause no. 6151, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. R. L. Over et al. and J. W. Bettis et al., listing the excerpts from the court records which are subject to bills of exception.
Date: 1927
Creator: Hillyer, L. D.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Norris to John Sayles, March 4, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from W. W. Norris to John Sayles, March 4, 1927]

Letter from W. W. Norris to John Sayles discussing letters Norris received from Sayles.
Date: March 4, 1927
Creator: Norris, W. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 29-B: Agreement] (open access)

[Cause No. 29-B: Agreement]

Document in cause no. 29-B, Hattie M. Sayles vs. Nannie F. Downing, Martin and Hamilton, A. C. Wilson, and W. T. Westmoreland, listing a series of facts that are agreed upon by the attorneys of the plaintiff and defendants. This document has corrections to the text in red pencil or ink and is unsigned.
Date: November 17, 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
[Letter From Alpha Adams to Henry Sayles, Jr., January 12, 1927] (open access)

[Letter From Alpha Adams to Henry Sayles, Jr., January 12, 1927]

Letter from Alpha Adams to Henry Sayles, Jr. informing Sayles that his note for $480, in favor of Mary Fasshauer, held by the Bank of A. Levy, Incorporated is due on January 14, 1927. The letter lists the principle, interest, and total due to the bank. There is a stamp on the letter reading, "Paid [..] 1927 Citizens National Bank Abilene, Texas."
Date: January 12, 1927
Creator: Adams, Alpha
Object Type: Letter
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
Right of Way from Roy L. Duke and Bonnie C. Duke to Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Production Company (open access)

Right of Way from Roy L. Duke and Bonnie C. Duke to Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Production Company

Document granting the Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Production Company a right of way over lands owned by Roy L. Duke and Bonnie C. Duke in Callahan County, Texas.
Date: May 23, 1927
Creator: Duke, Roy L. & Duke, Bonnie C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Gulf Pipe Line Company, December 21, 1927] (open access)

[Letter to Gulf Pipe Line Company, December 21, 1927]

Letter to The Gulf Pipe Line Company granting permission for the pipeline to stay on the Fasshauers' land for five years so long as it does not interfere with the writer's plans to do anything to his property.
Date: December 21, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. Over & Bettis: Incompetent Evidence (open access)

Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. Over & Bettis: Incompetent Evidence

Document in the case, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. Over & Bettis, listing several prior cases in which incompetent evidence was a factor. There is an unsigned statement on the last page stating that an unnamed defendant was informed of the date of the hearing and that he was required to appear, but failed to appear because J. W. Bettis told him not to.
Date: August 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. 6551: Bill of Exception, Charley Wright's Testimony] (open access)

[Cause No. 6551: Bill of Exception, Charley Wright's Testimony]

Document in the cause no. 6551, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. R. L. Over et al. and J. W. Bettis et al., stating that the testimony of the witness, Charley Wright, was not qualified. The first page has a handwritten note reading, "there was no exemption to this testimony see statements p. 94 D. S."
Date: June 1927
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. S. to H. N. Hickman, September 14, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from J. S. to H. N. Hickman, September 14, 1927]

Letter from J. S. to H. N. Hickman discussing bills of exceptions for the Gulf Pipe Line Company Condemnation suit.
Date: September 14, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of a Right of Way to the Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Production Company From Henry Sayles, Jr.] (open access)

[Draft of a Right of Way to the Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Production Company From Henry Sayles, Jr.]

Contract granting a right of way to the Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Production Company from Henry Sayles, Jr. on land in Taylor County, Texas.
Date: May 5, 1927
Creator: Sayles, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6551: Bill of Exception, Exhibits 1 and 2] (open access)

[Cause No. 6551: Bill of Exception, Exhibits 1 and 2]

Document in the cause no. 6551, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. R. L. Over et al. and J. W. Bettis et al., requesting that the court grant a bill of exception regarding evidence exhibits 1 and 2.
Date: June 1927
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
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
[Photostat Copy of Right of Way From Mrs. J. E. Drummond to Gulf Production Company and Gulf Pipe Line Company] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of Right of Way From Mrs. J. E. Drummond to Gulf Production Company and Gulf Pipe Line Company]

Photostat copy of a document granting the Gulf Production Company and Gulf Pipe Line Company a right of way across Mrs. J. E. Drummond's property in Taylor County, Texas.
Date: May 6, 1927
Creator: Drummond, Mrs. J. E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Last Will and Testament of Hattie M. Sayles, November 30, 1927] (open access)

[Last Will and Testament of Hattie M. Sayles, November 30, 1927]

Last will and testament of Hattie M. Sayles, in which she bequeaths much of her property to her children, of whom she names the three oldest as the executors of the will.
Date: November 30, 1927
Creator: Sayles, Harriet McAlpine (Hattie)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6551: Bill of Exception, C. C. Compere] (open access)

[Cause No. 6551: Bill of Exception, C. C. Compere]

Document in the cause no. 6551, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. R. L. Over et al. and J. W. Bettis et al., stating that the testimony of the witness, C. C. Compere, was not qualified. The presiding judge rejected the plaintiff's request and there is a short note discussing the bill signed "D. S."
Date: June 1927
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
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