Sharp v. Fowler

This suit was brought by petitioner against respondents in the form of an action in trespass to try title to an undivided %th mineral interest in a 29.7-acre tract of land in Panola County. k trial before the court sitting without a jury resulted in a judgment that petitioner take nothing, which judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. 248 S. W. 2d 322. Petitioner’s claim of title comes through a deed from the heirs of A. D. Cockrell, and respondents’ claim of title comes through a prior deed from the administrator of Cockrell’s estate to their predecessor in title. If the…