Brownlee v. Sexton

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

Iva Mae Sexton sued James E. Brownlee in trespass to try title alleging that Brownlee, her neighbor to the south, is in wrongful possession of a portion of her property. The controlling issue at trial was whether Shannon Creek, the boundary between the parties’ properties, had changed its course to a more southerly location, leaving a portion of the land now claimed by Brownlee on the north side of the creek. The trial court rendered judgment for Sexton on the jury finding that Shannon Creek has always been in its present location.

On this appeal Brownlee contends: (1)…