The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-04
A SUIT FOR OAK CLIFF LOTS
HEIRS OF A TEXAS PIONEER LAY
CLAIM TO THE LAND.
II Is worth over Million Dollars
md Is Now Occupied by
Many People.

Dallas, Texas, January 3.--Two suits OF
unusual importance were filed today In the
Fourteenth judicial district court at Dali
las. Jacob r, Harrison OF Titus county,
Texas, and W. II. Harrison OF Polk county
Ark, sue to recover title to Gao acres OF
land on the west side OF the Trinity river,
directly opposite the city OF Dallas. and on
which is located the better part OF the
suburban city OF Oak Gin. The descrlp
tions In the papers filed call for Two tracts
OF land in Dallas county, approXimating
sixty-iive acres, aud specified lots in he
city of Oak GIN to the number OF 265.
The rented property In Oak Gin, the pa
pers In the suits declare, bring in a, the
present time revenue exceeding $4,000 an
nually While no estimate OF value Is
placed on the property sued for, IL is
known TO be worth more than q million
dollars The Harrisons, in their petitions,
set forth that jacob r. Harrison Is the
grandson OF Elizabeth Robertson, a native
OF Tennessee. who came to Dallas county.
Texas. in 1872, in the days of the TeSes
Republic and settled upon and pre-
empted the GAO acres now brought into
litigation. According TO Attorney l.. NJ.
Galloway of Dallas. who Is in charge OF
the suits fled Mrs. Robertson married and
removed TO Hopkins county, Texas, where
she died and Is buried A family who
came to Dallas from Tennessee with Mrs
Robertson claimed to be her collateral
heirs ard made titles 20 the property now
involved. Lawyer Galloway, for his
clients, however, contends that Mrs. Rob-
ertson never sold foot OF the land upon
which she settled, She married a Mr.
Harrison and left one child, Uriah G. Har
rison, who also left son, Jacob r, Har-
rison, the present claimant and now q
resident of Titus county, Texas. Uriah c.
Harrison had a half brother. w II. fIar-
rison, who is resident OF Polk county
Ark. The first suit is brought In hi
name. Attorney Galloway contends that
the alleged heirs had no right to give title
to Mrs. Robertson's land and the $40 acre
In question and all thereon belong &
! Jacob r. and w. II. Harrison. II Is al
| legged in the papers filed that H. A. Kahlei
Of New York, substitute trustee, holds 9
deed OF trust and mortgage lien upon thu
| property for the benefit OF the Coium5ii
| Avenue Savings Fund Safe Deposit It'll
and Trust company of Philadelphia, and II
such capacity Is asserting claim aud do
mand against the property that the de
| PENDANTS, Edward f. Cumming and Edwlr
l.. Blabou, individually and as trustes fo
himself. George C. and Walter d. Blabon
all OF Philadelphia, received deeds to Ger
tain city lots in Oak Cliff for the oel
Cliff Land company, New Jersey cor
| poration; that said deeds were not in
| tended by the defendant, the Oak Cl'f
Land company, to be bona fde sale o
said property, as the same on their fac
purport. but are in fact mortgages ant
liens on the said property to secure q,
amount of money advanced by sal
vendees to said Oak Gin Land comnanY
The occupants Of the property claimed b
the Harrisons are keeny agitated over III
fling OF the suits. aud there has been
| hurrying to law Offices since the proceed
| ings became known around the count
| court house about noon today.