San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. Ruby

STAYTON, Chief Justice.

This is an action of trespass to try title originally brought by John H. Ruby against the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Company, to recover five acres of land in or near the city of Houston, over which the railway company constructed and was operating its road.

The property of the railway company having been placed in the hands of receivers on September 10, 1890, they were made parties defendant.

In an answer filed after the receivers were made defendants it was alleged that since the institution of the action Ruby had sold the land to Hutcheson and Carrington, and…