Gilmer v. Beauchamp

This action was brought by the appellee, in the form of an action of trespass to try title, to recover of defendant an undivided interest of 276 3/4 acres of land in the north half of the Richard Simms league, in Newton County, Texas. The defendant pleaded not guilty. A trial by jury resulted in a judgment for plaintiff for the interest sued for, and defendant has appealed.

The facts are as follows: Mrs. Cecilia M. Beauchamp, deceased, was the wife of S. O. Beauchamp. The plaintiff claimed as her heir through a deceased daughter, and it was shown that defendant claimed under her through a…