Montgomery County v. Angier

PLEASANTS, Associate Justice.

—This is an action of trespass to try title brought by the appelle'e against the appellant to recover a tract of 160 acres of land in Walker County. The land in controversy is a part of a 320-acre survey located on August 12, 1857, by virtue of a certificate issued January 24, 1857, for an unlocated balance of certificate No. 1081 for one-third of a league of land, issued to the heirs of John Heyser on February 12, 1839, and is also covered by a location made for Montgomery County on August 20, 1857. A patent was issued to Montgomery County for said land on…