Stroud v. Jones

ANDERSON, Justice.

The suit, in form of trespass to try title, was brought by appellant Elizabeth H. Stroud and her husband John Stroud against appellee E. S. Jones to recover the west half of a 47)4 acre tract of land in Angelina County, a part of the A. Vincent Survey. The defendant answered by plea of not guilty. Trial to the court resulted in a judgment that plaintiffs take nothing.

The parties claim under an agreed common source of title, G. T. Kirkpatrick, who, together with his wife, by general warranty deed dated March 28, 1924, conveyed the 47j4 acres to C. J. Bentley, but expressly…