McKie v. Anderson

HENRY, Associate Justice.

This was an action of trespass to try-title and for partition.

Appellant as plaintiff claimed one-fourth interest in one tract containing 320 acres and one-half of the remainder of a 536 acres tract after the undefined homestead of 200 acres belonging to the defendant should be taken out.

The defendant pleaded not-guilty.

The plaintiff in support of the issue upon his part introduced in evidence a written lease of the land made by him and accepted by the defendant on the 1st day of September, 1883.

The defendant introduced in evidence a chain of title down to himself for…