Power v. Jones

LESLIE, Chief Justice.

John Ed Jones, administrator of the estate of Mrs. N. E. Blocker, deceased, filed this suit in trespass to try title against W. L. Power to recover 2.85 acres of land in Munday, Texas. This right to recover the land is predicated on title in Mrs. Blocker under the ten years’ statute of limitation, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. art. 5510. The defendant claimed the land under deed and the judgment of the district court awarding title to him on September 7, 1911 as against Mrs. Blocker and her husband.

The trial before the court without a jury resulted in judgment for plaintiff and…