Elliott v. C. C. Slaughter Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Lynn County; W. Tt. Spencer, Judge. Action by J. W. Elliott and others against the C. C. Slaughter Company. Judgment/for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.-
1Opinion of the CourtBoyce, J.
J. W. Elliott and others, appellants, brought this suit against the ap-pellee, C. C. Slaughter Company, in trespass to try title to 2,080 acres of land in Lynn county, Tex. The defendant, in its answer, specially pleaded the facts hereinafter set out as being proven on the trial and in connection therewith prayed for appropriate relief. A trial resulted in judgment for defendant as hereinafter stated.
Jack Alley is the source of the claim of both parties. He executed several deeds of trust on the land to secure C. C. Slaughter in the payment of various sums of money, and on March 24, 1913,…
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