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<blockquote data-quote="Lastkidpicked" data-source="post: 302760" data-attributes="member: 237">[USER=64]@Via The Void[/USER] is correct:&nbsp; If Garrison hadn&#039;t been supposedly lost at sea Southfork rightfully would&#039;ve belonged to him.If you will indulge me, I&#039;ll tell you how it has worked in Dallas (well, all of Texas actually).There&#039;s a reason that so many companies in Texas are called Six Flags.[ATTACH=full]32347[/ATTACH]We&#039;ve been under six different flags:The Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of France, the Republic of Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America and the United States of America.[ATTACH=full]32348[/ATTACH]To add to our crazy history, some people claim we&#039;ve been under SEVEN flags because The Republic of the Rio Grande claimed us for ten months.So, the title to a piece of land is really just a piece of paper which can be fought over in a court of law.&nbsp; We&#039;ve seen drawn out court cases where the argument is:&quot;Yes, we see that [USER=2943]@Billy Wall[/USER] bought the ranch from [USER=36162]@TheDeadBobby[/USER] .&nbsp; But the ranch wasn&#039;t Billy Wall&#039;s to sell.&nbsp;&nbsp; Billy&#039;s grandfather was granted this land from the Republic of Texas, which no longer exists.&nbsp; So Billy bought the land from a person with no legal ownership.The reason we don&#039;t see these fights very often?Because a years long legal battle would usually cost more than the land is worth anyway.&nbsp; But Southfork is very valuable.&nbsp;&nbsp; Here was the fear of J.R:Garrison sues the Ewings for half of Southfork under the legal theory that as the oldest son, he was entitled to the ranch.&nbsp; (I know this is chauvinist, but I&#039;m just following the history).&nbsp;&nbsp; Garrison was declared dead after his boat went down so he couldn&#039;t claim his birthright when Aaron Southworth sold the ranch to Jock and Ellie Ewing.To put a finer point on it:&nbsp;&nbsp; Had Garrison not been missing and presumed dead, Aaron Southworth would not have sold the ranch.&nbsp; It would have first been offered to Garrison.The big fear is that while this is tied up in court, Garrison puts a lien on the ranch.&nbsp; This means that no part of the ranch can be sold, and no mortgage can be taken out against the ranch.&nbsp; &nbsp; For example, going back in time-- If there was a lien in place at the time that Jock gave a piece of land to Ray, then Jock could not have done so.So the next question is, what about Ray&#039;s portion of the ranch which was gifted to him by Jock?&nbsp; There&#039;s a theory that Ray&#039;s portion wasn&#039;t Jock&#039;s to give.Yes indeed.&nbsp; The Ewings had a legitimate fear when Garrison came around.&nbsp; It could have made for some interesting storylines.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lastkidpicked, post: 302760, member: 237"] [USER=64]@Via The Void[/USER] is correct: [I]If Garrison hadn't been supposedly lost at sea Southfork rightfully would've belonged to him.[/I] If you will indulge me, I'll tell you how it has worked in Dallas (well, all of Texas actually). There's a reason that so many companies in Texas are called Six Flags. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1637267639115.png"]32347[/ATTACH] We've been under six different flags: T[B]he Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of France, the Republic of Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America and the United States of America[/B]. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1637267780406.png"]32348[/ATTACH] To add to our crazy history, some people claim we've been under SEVEN flags because The Republic of the Rio Grande claimed us for ten months. So, the title to a piece of land is really just a piece of paper which can be fought over in a court of law. We've seen drawn out court cases where the argument is: "Yes, we see that [USER=2943]@Billy Wall[/USER] bought the ranch from [USER=36162]@TheDeadBobby[/USER] . But the ranch wasn't Billy Wall's to sell. Billy's grandfather was granted this land from the Republic of Texas, which no longer exists. So Billy bought the land from a person with no legal ownership. The reason we don't see these fights very often? Because a years long legal battle would usually cost more than the land is worth anyway. But Southfork is very valuable. Here was the fear of J.R: Garrison sues the Ewings for half of Southfork under the legal theory that as the oldest son, he was entitled to the ranch. (I know this is chauvinist, but I'm just following the history). Garrison was declared dead after his boat went down so he couldn't claim his birthright when Aaron Southworth sold the ranch to Jock and Ellie Ewing. To put a finer point on it: Had Garrison not been missing and presumed dead, Aaron Southworth would not have sold the ranch. It would have first been offered to Garrison. The big fear is that while this is tied up in court, Garrison puts a lien on the ranch. This means that no part of the ranch can be sold, and no mortgage can be taken out against the ranch. For example, going back in time-- If there was a lien in place at the time that Jock gave a piece of land to Ray, then Jock could not have done so. So the next question is, what about Ray's portion of the ranch which was gifted to him by Jock? There's a theory that Ray's portion wasn't Jock's to give. Yes indeed. The Ewings had a legitimate fear when Garrison came around. It could have made for some interesting storylines. [/QUOTE]

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Who played JR Ewing?