Wood v. Love
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error from District Court, Bowie County; H. F. O’Neal, Judge. Trespass to try title by B. F. Love and others against F. M. Wood and one Groves. Judgment for the plaintiffs against both defendants, and for the defendant Groves against the defendant Wood and defendant Wood brings error. This was a suit of trespass to try title, the land in question being about 400 acres of the David Jarrett survey in Bowie county.
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Error from District Court, Bowie County; H. F. O’Neal, Judge. Trespass to try title by B. F. Love and others against F. M. Wood and one Groves. Judgment for the plaintiffs against both defendants, and for the defendant Groves against the defendant Wood and defendant Wood brings error. This was a suit of trespass to try title, the land in question being about 400 acres of the David Jarrett survey in Bowie county. It was commenced by defendants in error Love, the Davises, and Street, who hereinafter will be designated as plaintiffs, against plaintiff in error Wood and defendant in error Groves,…
1Opinion of the CourtWillson, C. J.
(after stating the facts as above). [1] In the-judgment it is recited that the plaintiffs and Groves appeared by their respective attorneys—
“but the defendant F. M. Wood failed to appear, either in person or by attorneys; and a jury being waived and all parties present announced ready for trial, and the matter of law as well as of evidence and pleadings being submitted to the court, the court, after hearing the evidence, law, and argument of counsel, is of the opinion that plaintiffs ought to recover of the defendant, and that J. M. Groves ought to recover against F. M. Wood on their…
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