Hodges v. Taylor

Opinion by The suit was filed in the District Court of Burleson county, February 21, 1878, by Henry Hodges, to recover of Bell Taylor and her children certain land in said county.

Plaintiff claimed through a purchase at execution sale under a judgment in favor of E. M. Sanderlin against Thos. C. Evans, and charged that the land was the property of said Thos. C. Evans, and transferred to defendant in fraud of his creditors. The amended petition sets out the facts fully under which plaintiff claimed.

The case was tried December 10, 1881, and, under the direction of the court, the jury returned a…