Ashby v. Ringstaff

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

This is a suit in trespass to try title brought by the Ringstaffs, Appellees here, against Gene Ashby, the Appellant. The State of Texas was brought in by Appellant Ashby as a third party defendant. The dispute involves the record title to 32.58 acres of land in Travis County in which both Appellant and Appellees claim title from the State.

The two tracts of land involved in this suit were originally public free school lands located in Travis County, Texas. One section was designated Southern Pacific Railway Survey No. 2, the other, Southern Pacific Railway Survey No.…