Hughes v. Sandal
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Walker.. Tried below before the Hon. Peter W. Gray. This was a suit of trespass- to try title brought by Joseph H. Hughes, a minor, suing by his next friend and guardian, Martha Trowell, against Peter W. Sandal and John W. Haul for the recovery of six hundred and forty acres of land “on Sandy creek, and beginning at the southwest corner of James Thompson’s league, and running on the south line of said league one mile, so as to include six hundred and forty acres…
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Error from Walker.. Tried below before the Hon. Peter W. Gray. This was a suit of trespass- to try title brought by Joseph H. Hughes, a minor, suing by his next friend and guardian, Martha Trowell, against Peter W. Sandal and John W. Haul for the recovery of six hundred and forty acres of land “on Sandy creek, and beginning at the southwest corner of James Thompson’s league, and running on the south line of said league one mile, so as to include six hundred and forty acres in said tract.” The defendants, by their answer, specially denied that the land owned and claimed by them is included in…
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
The league of land was oblong in shape. The longer parallel lines ran about northeast and southwest, and the shorter lines ran about northwest and southeast. The defendants below were in possession of and claimed lands in the most southern corner of the league, designated in the plot given in evidence as corner A. They alleged that the section of land sold by Thompson to Hughes, and described in the bond for title, was situated in' the most western corner, designated in the plot as corner D. The corners might more properly be designated as southern, western, northern and eastern, than…
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