Legal Opinion
Pierce v. Gillespie
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided October 6, 1988No. 13-87-364-CVPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NYE, Chief Justice.
This is a trespass to try title suit in which the parties sought to establish title to 349.85 acres of land, located in Nueces County, Texas. The appellees (the heirs of C.N. Cooke) sued the appellants (the heirs of Ethel P. Cooke) in a trespass to try title action. The appellants counter-claimed under a trespass to try title action and affirmatively plead adverse possession. The trial court, pursuant to jury answers, found the entire fee simple title of the land passed under the terms of C.N. Cooke’s will to the appellees, and that they were entitled to one half the…
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