McKemie v. Waldrop

LONG, Justice.

J. F. Waldrop, appellee, sued J. B. Mc-Kemie, appellant, in trespass to try title and for possession of 25 acres of land situated in the City of Brownwood, Texas. Appellant answered by plea of not guilty, general denial, and by cross-action, in which he alleged that he had occupied the premises for some eight years as a tenant and sought to recover the value of certain improvements placed thereon by him during such time, and to enforce an equitable lien on the land for the payment of same. The court submitted a number of special issues to the jury, and in response thereto the…