McLavy v. Jones
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Walker. Tried below before Hon. J. M. Smither.
1Opinion of the Court
GAEBETT, Chief Justice.
A. B. McLavy and others sought by this action to recover of J. B. Jones and wife 1920 acres of land situated in Walker County, patented to the heirs of Seaborn A. Mills, deceased. The defendants pleaded not guilty, and the statute of three, five and ten years limitation. There was a trial by jury which resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the defendants.
The land in controversy was patented to the heirs of Seaborn A. Mills, October 14, 1868. Seaborn Mills fell with Fannin at Goliad, and the certificate for 1920 acres of land was issu'ed to him as a bounty for…
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