Casseday v. Norris
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from McLennan. Tried below before the Hon. L. C. Alexander. Mrs. S. E. Morris brought suit against A. A. Casseday for 1,345 acres of land, being a part of a tract of 1,920 acres patented to the heirs of E. T. Davidson, the original 1,920 acres lying partly in Bell county and partly in McLennan county. The original petition was in the ordinary form of an action • of trespass to try title.
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Appeal from McLennan. Tried below before the Hon. L. C. Alexander. Mrs. S. E. Morris brought suit against A. A. Casseday for 1,345 acres of land, being a part of a tract of 1,920 acres patented to the heirs of E. T. Davidson, the original 1,920 acres lying partly in Bell county and partly in McLennan county. The original petition was in the ordinary form of an action • of trespass to try title. Subsequently, appellee amended her petition, deraigning her title, the substance of which is as follows: 1. Patent from the State of Texas to the heirs of Eobert T. Davidson, issued by virtue of bounty…
1Opinion of the Court
Gould, Associate Justice.
The counsel in this case having made an agreed statement of the points of law and of fact involved in the record, and having furnished the court with their briefs and such agreed statement, printed in pamphlet form, the case has, on motion, received precedence on the docket.
The suit was brought by appellee, S. E. Norris, to recover 1,345 acres of land, deraigning her title under an administration sale, the validity of which is the first question presented. By reference to the agreed statement, it will be found that the sale was applied for and was ordered to defray…
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