Open Access#11848
Petition to dissolve an injunction in case of Levi Jones vs. Edward Hall
In: The Texas Jurists Collection, 1837-1881; https://archon.shsu.edu/?p=collections/findingaid&id=73
FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN CROMWELL, ADS, Galveston, May 25, 1848. Signed as attorney for defendant in the case of Levi Jones vs. Edward Hall. Four part petition to dissolve an injunction. Franklin who fought at San Jacinto was the first District Judge in the history of Texas. He was a member of the Supreme Court of the Republic and a prominent legislator in the Congress. The Jones vs. Hall case was one of the most celebrated land trials in legal history. Franklin County was named in his honor. 2pp.