Johnson v. Gary
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Panola County ; W. C. Buford, Judge. Suit by Jim Gary against E. O. Johnson and others. Erom a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
The suit is in the form of trespass to try title, but its real purpose was to fix and determine, and the right of the whole case depends on, the boundary lines between the Jonathan Thorp survey of 282 acres and the Jesse Smith survey of 312 acres of land. Appellee owns the Thorp survey, and the appellants are the owners of the Smith survey, a junior location. The jury returned the following verdict: “We, the jury, find the verdict for plaintiff.” Judgment was entered for the plaintiff for the title and possession of the land sued for, describing it exactly as it is described in the petition,…
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