Slaughter v. Roark

McGILL, Justice.

Appellee as plaintiff filed this suit in the 83rd Judicial District 'Court of Brewster County against appellant as defendant. The plaintiff’s cause of action is based upon two counts, the first being in the form of a statutory action in trespass to try title to Surveys 47 and 49, Block 336, Texas Central Railway Co., lands in Brewster County ; the second being in the nature of a suit for specific performance of a contract of sale between Lawrence Latta, the former owner of said land, and plaintiff, whereby Latta contracted to sell the land to plaintiff. Trial was to a jury,…