Bridges v. Johnson & Muldrow
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Grimes. Tried below before the Hon. Norman G. Kittrell. This suit was brought by appellants March 31, 1884, against appellees in trespass to try title to forty-seven feet by seventy-nine feet of land in lot 2, and thirty-six feet by seventy-nine feet of land in lot 3, all in block 118, in the town of Havasota, in Grimes county.
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Appeal from Grimes. Tried below before the Hon. Norman G. Kittrell. This suit was brought by appellants March 31, 1884, against appellees in trespass to try title to forty-seven feet by seventy-nine feet of land in lot 2, and thirty-six feet by seventy-nine feet of land in lot 3, all in block 118, in the town of Havasota, in Grimes county. Appellees answered May 28,1884: 1. Plea not guilty. 2. That Muldrow is owner of land described and Johnson is his tenant. 3. Three, five and ten years statutes of limitation. 4. Cross bill for damages for trees cut by plaintiffs. In 1807 William Muldrow…
1Opinion of the Court
Acker, Judge.
The questions presented in this record are:
I. It being admitted that Muldrow had had peaceable and adverse possession of the land in controversy, cultivating, using and enjoying the same as a homestead for more than ten years, did he thereby acquire perfect title thereto, which could not be divested except in the manner prescribed by our statutes for conveying the homestead?
2. Was the parol adjustment entered into between Muldrow and wife and appellant binding, and are appellees thereby estopped to deny appellant’s right to recover the parts of lots two and three that had been…
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