Lindley v. Mowell

232 S.W.2d 256 (1950)

LINDLEY

v.

MOWELL.

No. 2784.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

April 7, 1950.

Rehearing Denied July 28, 1950.

Fred O. Jaye, Frederick G. Harmon, De Leon, for appellant.

Brooks, Duke, Templeton & Brooks, Abilene, for appellee.

COLLINGS, Justice.

This is a trespass to try title suit filed by appellee J. M. Mowell against appellant G. D. Lindley on April 2, 1949. Appellant entered a plea of "not guilty" and further expressly pleaded the three, five and ten year statutes of limitation, Vernon's Ann. Civ.St. arts. 5507, 5509, 5510, alleging that he had purchased the land in…