Red v. McComb

WALKER, Chief Justice.

This is a second appeal; for opinion on first appeal, see McCombs v. Red, Tex.Civ.App., 86 S.W.2d 648. The case before us now was prosecuted by appellant Red, from a judgment rendered against him on a verdict instructed in favor of appellee McComb.

For cause of action appellant alleged: (1) On the 9th day of April, 1932, appel-lee advised him that he was trying to secure powers of attorney, coupled with a one-half interest, from the heirs of J. T. Watson, covering two certain tracts of land in Montgomery County, tract No. 1 containing 142.5 acres of land, and tract No. 2,…