Ball v. McDuffie
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bowie County; H. F. O’Neal, Judge. Action by S. C. Ball against J. C. McDuffie and others. From a judgment entered on directed verdict for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWillson, C. J.
The Suit was by appellant to establish the boundary line between land he claimed to own on the John Ball survey in Bowie county and land appellees owned on said survey. After hearing the testimony the trial court instructed the jury to find in favor of appellees, and, the jury having so found, rendered judgment in their favor.
[1, 2] The complaint here is that the trial court erred: First, in excluding as evidence an abstract from records of Bowie county (shown to have been destroyed by fire) of a deed from D. Morris, administrator of John BaR, to Rice, Mason, and Tarrant, under whom appellant…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Brown v. EubankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Hancock v. BennettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950