Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. Gore

This is an action in trespass to try title by W. ,J. Gore against the Hous*925ton Oil Company of Texas to recover 160 acres of land out of the Rafferty league in Hardin county. Plaintiff claimed title under the ten-year statute of limitation. Defendant pleaded not guilty and title under the statute ■of limitation of three years. Upon the trial without a jury, the court rendered judgment for plaintiff for 145 acres, to be taken as nearly as practicable in a square form to include his improvements, and to be an equitable partition between plaintiff and defendant. Commissioners were appointed to…