Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. William M. Rice Institute

This is an action of trespass to try title, brought by appellee against appellant et. al. in tbe district court of Newton county, Tex., to recover all of the T. D. Porter 315-acre survey, situated in Newton county, Tex. Plaintiff and defendant Houston Oil Company of Texas dismissed out of said suit, without prejudice, certain defendants, not necessary to mention here, and the case went to trial with appellee as plaintiff, and appellant and the Texas Turpentine Company as defendants. Appellee set up in its petition, among other pleadings, the three and five years’ statutes of limitation to the…