Bounds v. Taylor

FANNING, Justice.

This suit involves title to a long, narrow strip of land, 17.9 feet wide on the East side on North State Line in the City of Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, extending West 583.34 feet, then extending South 19.4 feet, and then extending N. 89 deg. 51 East 583.34 feet to State Line and then going North 17.9 feet along State Line. The strip contains about 0.25 acres, more or less, and a portion of it is subject to certain road right of way purposes for U.S. Highway 71.

Cargile Motor Company, a partnership, as plaintiff, sued D. H. Taylor and wife, Fannie Taylor, in trespass to…