J. W. Fristoe v. Leon & H. Blum

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the eleventh section of the Act of April 1, 1887 authorizes the Commissioner of the General Land Office to rescind school land sales for nonpayment, and that this authority applies to contracts executed before the Act’s passage. The Court found the statute constitutional and reversed the Court of Civil Appeals, thereby affirming the district court’s judgment in favor of Fristoe.