McCombs v. Red

WALKER, Chief Justice.

As plaintiff below against appellant W. P. McCombs as defendant, appellee alleged thát appellant acquired an undivided one-half interest in two tracts of land, 142½ acres on the Watson pre-emption and 145 acres on the Fannie S. Hooper survey in Montgomery county, and that, by oral contract between him and appellant, he acquired an undivided one-sixth interest in appellee’s title; it was the theory of his petition and of his case on appeal that he acquired this interest by contract with appellant before title vested in appellant. He alleged further that up to the date of…