Foster v. McClain

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought by appellee, Morley McClain, in statutory form of trespass to try title for the recovery from appellants, Sam C. Foster and his wife, Marie Foster, sometimes known as Marie Lamb, of four acres of land, a part of the Juan Sutton Survey, in Harris County, Texas, and for damages and rentals for the use of the improvements thereon.

Appellants answered by general denial and by a plea of not guilty. They claimed title to the land in controversy under deeds from Mary Ella Stovall and T. J. Stovall to Marie Lamb, dated January 31, 1938, and under deed from…