Legal Opinion
United States v. Lela Denby
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 12, 1975No. 74-1440PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
The dispute underlying this appeal involves the title to a triangular parcel of land comprising 9.365 acres located in Shelby County, Texas, in or adjacent to the Sabine National Forest. The defendants-appellees, Lela Denby, et al. (hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as “Denby” or “the Denbys”) enclosed the disputed parcel with a wire fence in 1968. The government objected to this and asserted that the parcel was public land located within the boundaries of the National Forest. In an endeavor to reclaim the land, the government instituted a trespass to try…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Radford v. HillCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1944
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