Barton v. Richardson

This suit was instituted in the district court of Gregg county by A. H. Richardson, the ap-pellee herein, against J. W. Barton, A. A. Lockhart, Cohesia Lockhart, Lovie Lockhart, Lon Lockhart, Ruth Lockhart, and Frank Lockhart, upon a petition asserting a cause of action .in trespass to try title and for specific performance. The defendants answered by general demurrer, certain special exceptions, statute of frauds, plea of not .guilty, and general denial.

The title to the property involved a one-fourth interest in the royalty in the mineral rights in 54 acres of the Margaret Tennison survey…