Williams v. Cook

James R. Williams sued M. H. Cook and others to recover an undivided one-half interest in the west half of section 70, block 4, of the Texas & Pacific Railway surveys in Stephens county, and, from an adverse decision, appealed to Court of Civil Appeals, where his case was affirmed, and to which decision the writ of error herein has been granted. 272 S. W. 809. The case involves a consideration of the rule that a covenant of general warranty will pass a title afterward acquired by the grantor'. The undisputed facts, so far as material, are as follows:

On January 28, 1890, George A. Cook applied…