Hines v. Pointer

OPINION

BREWSTER, Justice.

This is a trespass to try title case. The property involved was 110 acres of land near Fort Worth consisting of an 80 acre tract and a 30 acre tract that adjoined. The plaintiffs were heirs of Andrew Jackson Pointer, who died in 1910, and the defendants were Marshall Hines, Evie Pointer, A. J. Pointer, and W. L. Pointer. The Pointer defendants were also heirs of Andrew Jackson Pointer.

Following a jury trial the court rendered judgment awarding a ⅜⅛ interest in both tracts to the defendant, Marshall Hines, and awarding an undivided %ths interest in both tracts to the…