Legal Opinion
Milburn v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 19, 1895No. 966PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.
Appellants sued in trespass to try title to recover a tract of land in Harris County. The defendants (appellees) pleaded not guilty, and other defenses which need not be particularized. Judgment ivas rendered for defendants, which is brought in review by this appeal.
Appellants are the heirs of J. O. Milburn, deceased, and are conceded to have title, unless it was divested out of their ancestor by the proceedings under which appellees claim, and which are as follows:
On August 8, 1887, S. A. Oliver instituted suit in a Justice’s Court of Harris County against J. O.…
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