Jackson v. Stone
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Jasper County; W. B. Powell, Judge. Action by T. H. Stone and another against W. J. Jackson and another. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtPleasants, C. J.
This is an action of trespass to try title, brought by appellees against the appellants to recover two tracts of land in Jasper county described in plaintiffs’ petition; one tract containing 75 acres and the other 225 acres.
The trial in the court below, without a jury, resulted in a judgment in favor of plaintiffs for one-half of the 75-acre tract and all of the tract of 225 acres, and in favor of defendants for the remainder of said 75-acre tract. ■
The land in controversy was community property of Cleyton Jackson and his wife, Maria Jackson, who died in 1883. Cleyton Jackson married a second…
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