Ditto v. Piper

CULVER, Justice.

Tom Ditto, appellant and plaintiff below, sued appellees Elizabeth Piper and husband for title to and possession of a tract of land in the town of Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas. Appellee filed her cross-action, claiming an undivided one-half interest in the property, and based on a jury verdict, the trial court entered a judgment in her favor.

Appellant, on the death of his wife, the mother of appellee, was appointed and qualified as guardian of the estate of Elizabeth his only child, then a minor. In 1918, during the pendency of the guardianship, and while Elizabeth was…