Houston & E. T. R'y Co. v. Adams
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Polk. Tried below before the Hon. Edwin Hobby. Appellee Martha E. Adams, joined by her husband John H. Adams, sued appellant for the title and possession of a tract of land described in the petition as containing sixty acres, and alleged to have been the homestead of appellees and their children; that the land had for a number of years been used by them to support themselves and their family by means of the corn and cotton and produce raised therefrom; that…
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Appeal from Polk. Tried below before the Hon. Edwin Hobby. Appellee Martha E. Adams, joined by her husband John H. Adams, sued appellant for the title and possession of a tract of land described in the petition as containing sixty acres, and alleged to have been the homestead of appellees and their children; that the land had for a number of years been used by them to support themselves and their family by means of the corn and cotton and produce raised therefrom; that appellees have no other means for a support; that the premises were well improved, having valuable orchards, shrubbery, shade…
1Opinion of the Court
Stayton, Associate Justice.
This action was brought by the appellees to recover the title and possession of a tract of land, and for damages alleged to have been caused by the appellant having taken possession thereof, and thereon erected a part of its railway and buildings appurtenant thereto. Many items of damage were set out in the petition, and in addition to the ordinary prayer for relief in such cases there was an alternative prayer, in the event the other relief was not granted, that so much of the land as the appellant was entitled to have condemned for its road may be designated by…
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