Butler v. Hanson

GREENHILL, Justice.

The application for writ of error was granted in this case dealing with adverse possession of grazing land to determine if there was evidence to support the findings of the jury, and to review the treatment by the Court of Civil Appeals of a former opinion by this Court, the Orsborn case, [Orsborn v. Deep Rock Oil Corp., 153 Tex. 281, 267 S.W.2d 781] dealing with “casual fences.”

The suit was brought by Butler in trespass to try title to 157.22 acres of surface estate in Glasscock County. A portion of the land purchased by Butler had been occupied by the defendant Hanson and…