Sledge v. Craven

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This trespass-to-try-title suit was brought '.by V. M. Craven in the District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, for the recovery from William M. Sledge and some 150 •other defendants of the mineral interest in and under 27 acres of land out of Lot 1, Block “A” of Section 8, B. B. B. & C. Ry. Co. Survey, Fort Bend County, Texas. Appellee, in his pleadings, claimed both the record title to the land sued for and title under the 3, 5, 10 and 25 year statutes of limitation.

Appellants in their answer disclaimed any interest in the surface rights of the land ■sued for. They…