Gulf City Trust Co. v. Hartley

PLEASANTS, Associate Justice.

This suit was instituted by appellant to recover of appellees about 200 acres of land, as alleged by the petition, a part of the Amos Edwards league, situate in the county of Galveston. The petition averred that plaintiff claimed the title under the grant to Edwards, and that appellees claimed title under the grant of 640 acres of land to John Rogers, and that the Edwards was the senior of the two grants; and the petition described the land sued for as being a portion of the Edwards league, with which the Rogers survey conflicted.

The appellees Martin were vendees…