McLaren v. Beard

811 S.W.2d 564 (1991)

Charlotte Washington McLAREN, et al., Petitioners,

v.

Ann BEARD, et al., Respondents.

No. D-0714.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 19, 1991.

Cynthia T. Sheppard, Robert P. Houston, Victoria, for petitioners.

Herbert Crook, Austin, for respondents.

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

This is a trespass to try title suit. The parties hold record title to abutting tracts of land through a partition deed executed by Col. William C. (Claude) Washington, Walter H. Washington, Sr.,[1] and others. Walter's branch of the family claims title to a subtract of the land through adverse possession under the…