Van v. Webb

MARTIN, Justice.

The appellee, Lucy J. Webb, brought this action in trespass to try title to remove cloud on the title to á tract of land in Crosby County, Texas, alleged to be her sepárate property. Verda Leake Van, joined by her husband, W. B. Van, appellants, filed a cross-action in which they alleged the land was community property of Lucy J. Webb and husband, Sidney Webb, and was, therefore, subject to an unpaid judgment and debt against Sidney Webb, deceased, in the amount of $3,613.84.

In answer to the two special issues submitted to them, a jury found that the land was a gift to Mrs.…