Morris v. Pratt

PLEASAMTS, Chief Justice.

This is an ' action of trespass to try title brought by the appellee against appellants John A. Morris and Eb Smith to recover the title and possession of a portion of the J. A. Hines survey in Sabine County. The defendant John A. Morris, in addition to his plea of not guilty, specially pleaded in substance that the title asserted by plaintiff was acquired through a sale under a deed of trust executed by said defendant, and that at the time of the execution of said deed rof trust and for a long time prior thereto the land thereby conveyed, which is the land in…