Turnbow v. Bland

This is a suit in the form of trespass to try title, brought by J. F. Bland and others against W. C. Turnbow, in which the State of Texas intervened as a party defendant. The suit is principally one of boundary. It is what is sometimes referred to as a vacancy suit. Plaintiffs were the landowners and those claiming mineral interests under them. Turnbow and the State sought to establish a vacancy 50 varas wide between the east line of the David Ferguson Survey and the west line of the G. W. Hooper. The land in controversy lies in Upshur County. Turnbow was the holder of mineral grants covering…