Maxwell v. Campbell

HALE, Justice.

Appellants are the surviving widow and children of Nick Maxwell, deceased. They filed this suit on April 1, 1954, as an action in trespass to try title against appellee, C. M. Campbell, seeking to recover from him the title and possession of 167 acres of land in Falls County. Appellee answered their suit with various pleadings, including a verified plea of res adjudicata based on a prior proceeding in the court below between Nick Maxwell and his wife, Emma Maxwell, on the one hand, and himself on the other hand, wherein the court adjudicated the issue of title and right of…