Johnson's Administrator v. Shaw
Citations
- 41 Tex. 428
Syllabus
<p>1. When power of attorney presumed.—In most cases where a deed would be evidence as an ancient deed, without proof of its execution, the power under which it purports to have been executed will be presumed.</p> <p>2. Judgment.—When a judgment is rendered upon the verdict of a jury finding a special issue, which is unsupported by evidence, this court will not suffer the judgment to stand.</p> <p>3. When title within border leagues valid.—A title extended by Geo. W. Smyth, special commissioner of the State of Coahuila and Texas, appointed under the act of March 26,1834, granting land to a party on the frontier of Nacogdoches, was valid though within the border leagues.</p>
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- \twenty-cent rock\ unambiguously meant cocaine in the context of this transaction
- “twenty-cent rock” unambiguously meant cocaine in the context of this transaction
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Judges: Devine
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