Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. art. 5414c · Chapter 6. PATENTS
EFFECT OF JUDGMENT IN ACTION TO RECOVER ABANDONED LAND TITLED BEFORE ADOPTION OF COMMON LAW.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
That in any case where any land in the State of Texas was titled prior to the adoption of the Common Law on March 20, 1840, and there has been a judicial finding that the original grantee of said land abandoned said land prior to the adoption of the Common Law, and the State of Texas has at any time instituted suit for the recovery of said land, resulting in a final judgment adverse to the State of Texas whether on demurrer, exception, or a jury finding of fact, it shall be conclusively presumed that those now claiming said land under conveyance from, or judgment against, the original grantee or his heirs, are vested with all title to said land which was vested in said original grantee by virtue of any patent or title from the sovereignty of the soil to him.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1933, 43rd Leg., p. 398, ch. 156.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CV/htm/CV.86.6.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 283adbb4faea042069393e5600f33364951b86dbf0d4050728d57d882ab67c3b
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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