Singleton v. Terrel

BLEIL, Justice.

Albert Singleton and his wife, Viola Singleton, appeal from a take-nothing judgment in a trespass to try title action. In twenty-one points of error, the Singletons raise issues concerning the exclusion of certain documents and testimony from evidence, the sufficiency of the evidence, and the application of the five- and ten-year limitations statutes for the Terrels’ adverse possession claims. We affirm.

In 1942, the State of Texas issued a patent to Willie Timmons covering the tract presently in dispute. In 1945, Timmons conveyed the disputed tract to Loyd Singleton, the father…