Bivins v. Lanier

This is a suit in trespass to try title, filed by appellee, Lanier, against appellant, for the purpose of determining the true locality of section 52, block O-18, D. P. Railway Company surveys, as it affected the adjoining surveys. Appellant answered by a plea of not guilty. Although a jury was selected, after the conclusion of the evidence, the court instructed a verdict for appellee.

The following is the first assignment of error:

"The court erred in paragraph 1 of the general charge, in peremptorily instructing the jury to find for the plaintiff the land described in the third paragraph of…