Harris v. Nations
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Coleman. Tried below before Hon. J. 0. Randolph. This is an action of trespass to try title, brought in the District Court of Coleman County by all the defendants in error except A. J. and J. R. Nations, against the last named parties, for an undivided one-half interest in 1476 acres of land granted to Joseph W. Hicks, and asking for partition.
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Error from Coleman. Tried below before Hon. J. 0. Randolph. This is an action of trespass to try title, brought in the District Court of Coleman County by all the defendants in error except A. J. and J. R. Nations, against the last named parties, for an undivided one-half interest in 1476 acres of land granted to Joseph W. Hicks, and asking for partition. The original defendants pleaded not guilty, and J. R. Nations set up that he liad bought an undivided one-third interest in the said 1476-acre tract from Mr. John W. Harris, Sr., who warranted the title, and he brought in as defendants to…
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Associate Justice.
This action was brought by Isaac P. Renfro and others to recover of A. J. Nations and. J. R. Nations an undivided one-half interest in a tract of land consisting of 1476 acres, patented to Joseph W. Hicks. The defendants pleaded not guilty, and in addition thereto J. R. Nations alleged that he bought an undivided one-third interest in the land from John W. Harris, and that Harris had conveyed to him with a general covenant of warranty; that Harris had since died, leaving a large estate, which had descended to and had come to the possession of John yV. Harris, Jr.,…
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