Chambers v. Jones

NEALON, Chief Justice.

Appellee Leonard Jones, as administrator of the estate of Percy Jones, deceased, sued Ira Chambers and wife in trespass to try title to a tract of land in Harris county. Appellants filed general demurrer, general denial, and plea of not guilty, and a cross-action against plaintiff, making Wright Land Company a party cross-defendant. In their cross-action, after pleading at considerable length their claims of title, they prayed that plaintiff be divested of legal title and legal title be vested in appellants, that title’ be quieted in appellants as against both…