Porter v. Brooks

This is an action of trespass to try title, brought by appellant J. N. Porter to recover from the appellees a part of the W. G. Anderson Survey No. 777 in Callahan county. The defendants pleaded the general denial, not guilty, the statutes of three and five years limitations, and answered specially, alleging they had bought the land at sheriff’s sale upon a tax foreclosure, and prayed in the alternative to recover double the amount of their hid at such sheriff’s sale, and further to recover' for the improvements made in good faith. The ease was tried by the court, who made findings of fact,…