Snell v. Knowles

JOHNSON, Chief Justice.

This suit is one in trespass to try title and to cancel a judgment. The land consists of 65 acres of a 78-acre tract, a part of the Allen Norris survey in Gregg county. It was formerly owned by John Hughey, who, it is agreed, was the common source of title. It was conveyed by John Hughey to Richard Fortson and his wife, Lizzie- Fortson, on December 8, 1900. Lizzie Fortson died intestate in 1911, leaving four children, Marshall Fortson, Frank Fortson, Ethel Fortson, and Sam Fortson. Sam Fortson died in 1913, intestate, and unmarried. February 27, 1917, Richard Fortson…