Poitevent v. Scarborough
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Polk County. Scarborough sued Poitevent and wife for the recovery of land, and had judgment. Defendants appealed and obtained writ of error upon affirmance.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
delivered the, opinion, of the court.
The defendant in error sued Poitevent and wife in the District Court of Polk County, Texas, to recover of them a tract of land containing 109 acres, a part of the survey in the name of J. B. Win in said county. . The land was described in the petition and judgment as follows: “Being a part of the J. B. Win league situated in Polk County, Texas, and described thus: Beginning on the X. E. line of the Thompson survey, where the X. W. line of the Win crosses the Thompson line. Thence X. 60 E. with the said W. line 2094 varas to a stake on X. W. line of A.…
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