Bracken v. Hambrick
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Lamar. Tried below before the Hon. W. S. Todd. The jury found a verdict, for the defendants, upon which the court decreed the tract of land in controversy to the defendants, and also decreed to the plaintiff the house and lot known as the “ Goshen House.” All the other facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
The appellants brought an action of trespass to recover of Hambrick a tract of land. Ewbanks having sold the land to him comes in as his vendor and defends the action. He sets up an equitable title derived from Bracken, the ancestor of appellants, under whom they claim. He alleges a contract of purchase, a payment of the purchase money, possession delivered, and the making of valuable improvements upon the land by him and his vendee. The plaintiffs below amend by stating that their ancestor entered into a contract for the exchange of lands with Ewbanks; that their ancestor agreed to give the…
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