J. R. Watkins Co. v. Gibbs

Appellee Mrs. L. E. Gibbs, joined by her husband, R. E. P. Gibbs, sued appellant, the J. R. Watkins Company, in trespass to try title to recover 435 acres of land in Bell county, known as the Moses Martin survey. Appellee alleged that the land was her separate property through a deed from her husband, R. E. P. Gibbs, to herself, dated January 30, 1928, through a deed from Wm. Hanscom to R. E. P. Gibbs, dated March 22, 1901, and through a regular chain of mesne conveyances to Hanscom from the sovereignty of the soil. Appellee further alleged that appellant was asserting some character of claim…