Texas Supreme Court July 1, 1851 (Urquhart v. Burleson)

Lipscomb, J.

TVe propose briefly to discuss, first, the rights of the patentee, derived from a construction of tiie patent itself; and, secondly, under the patent, in connection with the evidence in its support.

TVhat is the legal construct ion of tiie patent? It is an acknowledged rule in construing a grant that all of its parts must be taken together and supported, if it eail be done.