Ortiz v. Brandes

FRASER, Justice.

This is an appeal from the District Court of El Paso County, Texas, wherein the court gave judgment to the plaintiff-appel-lee. The case was tried to the court without a jury. It involved the location of a boundary line between the plaintiff and defendants.

It was stipulated that one Hays was the common source of title. For purposes of clarity and brevity, we will hereinafter refer to the colored map introduced in evidence as an exhibit. Hays conveyed the tract colored in red on the exhibit, to one Weir, in 1949, and in 1954 Weir conveyed the red tract to defendant Ortiz. In…