Cantrell v. Woods

TIREY, Justice.

This is a suit in trespass to try title, brought by W. L. Woods, Jack Woods and Willie Mae Lynch and her husband, to recover title to and possession of a certain tract of land in Ellis county, being approximately 21 acres and being in two tracts, one of 14 acres and the other of 7 acres, separated by a road, located just outside the corporate limits of the city of Waxa-hachie. Defendant Barnie Cantrell answered in due order of pleading, and, in addition thereto, filed cross-action against the plaintiffs -and set up substantially that the property in question was owned jointly…