Long v. Shelton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bowie County; P. A. Turner, Judge. Action by L. D. Long against I. W. Shelton. Judgment for .defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES. J.
Appellant sued the appellee for the recovery of 177 acres of the Jonathan Collum survey situated in Bowie county. Appellee answered by a plea of not guilty. The principal assignment is one which complains of the action of the court in giving a peremptory instruction to find for the defendant
It was agreed upon the trial that Francis Kirby was the common source of title. Appellant offered in evidence a deed from Francis Kirby to himself, dated. February 17, 1896. This deed was not recorded until October 17, 1907, and after the institution of this suit. Appellee offered in evidence, as…
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