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Allen v. Dean & Ralph — District Court judgment re Sophia Dean League (Jefferson Co., TX)

Court Judgment ca. 1882 Jefferson County, Texas, USA (District Court)
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Narrative

May Term 1882 judgment in John T. Allen & Geraldine C. Osborne v. William Dean, Henry Ralph, H. H. Merritt, Angelina Jones, John Hall, concerning competing claims within the Sophia Dean League (grant 19 Feb 1835). Judgment: plaintiffs recover the portion not in conflict with the McKinney survey referenced in an 8 Jul 1845 deed to Thomas B. Huling; defendants William Dean and Henry Ralph (heirs of Sophia Dean alias Sophia Ralph) recover the portion in conflict with said McKinney survey (reserved in the 8 Jul 1845 deed). Writs of possession ordered; motion for new trial overruled; notice of appeal given.

Participants

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  • Defendant_Heir William Pridgeon Marion Dean

    Named defendant as 'William Dean' (heir of Sophia Dean alias Sophia Ralph).

  • Defendant_Heir Henry Smith Ralph

    Named defendant as 'Henry Ralph' (heir of Sophia Dean alias Sophia Ralph).

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Other named people

  • DefendantH. H. Merritt

    Named defendant.

  • DefendantAngelina Jones

    Named defendant.

  • DefendantJohn Hall

    Named defendant.

  • PlaintiffJohn T. Allen

    Named plaintiff.

  • PlaintiffGeraldine C. Osborne

    Named plaintiff.

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  • Dateca. 1882

Place

  • PlaceJefferson County, Texas, USA (District Court)
  • NoteDistrict Court Civil Cases, Book F.

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