Covington v. Priddy

FRASER, Chief Justice.

This is a suit in trespass to try title, wherein Jerry Covington, appellant, sued Elbert A. Priddy and others (appellees), for title and possession of a certain tract of land located in Reeves County, Texas. The case was tried before the court without a jury. At the conclusion of the testimony, the trial judge rendered judgment for Elbert A. Priddy, et al., from which judgment Covington has duly perfected this appeal.

The appellant claims error on the part of the court in admitting in evidence the substitute trustee’s deed from H. N. Mc-Kellar to J. N. Brooker, upon which…