Jones v. Harris
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Ft. Bend County; Wells Thompson, Judge. Action by W. R. Jones and others against O. O. Harris and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, J.
This is an action of trespass to try title to an undivided one-half interest in 320 acres of land, said 320 acres being the S. W. % of section 6, Houston & Texas Central Railway Company, instituted by appellants against appellees. A jury was demanded and impaneled in the cause, but the court, after hearing the evidence, instructed a verdict for appellees, and from the judgment thereon rendered this appeal is perfected.
The evidence in this case shows that Alex Yallet, on December 15,1892, purchased from the state of Texas 640 acres of land and fully complied with the law in relation thereto,…
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