Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. Kimball
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District in an appeal from Hardin County. Kimball and others sued the oil company and others for the recovery of land, and obtained judgment. This was affirmed on appeal by defendants, who thereupon obtained writ of error,
1Opinion of the Court
Walter E. Kimball and others instituted this suit in the District Court of Hardin County against the Houston Oil Company of Texas and others, to recover a league of land granted by the Government of Coahuila and Texas to O.C. Nelson and located in said county. The plaintiffs' petition contained the usual allegations of trespass to try title, which was answered by the defendants by a plea of not guilty and the statutes of limitation of three, five and ten years, to which plaintiffs replied by a general denial and disability of some of the plaintiffs.
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