Clark & Boice Lumber Co. v. Duncan
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court,. Cass County; P. A. Turner, Judge. Action by the Clark & Boice Lumber Company against D. P. Duncan. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Appellant brought this suit, in the form of an action of trespass to try title, against the appellee for the purpose of recovering 361 1/4 acres of land situated in Cass county. After a plea of not guilty, the defendant answered in substance as follows: (1) That he purchased the land sued for from the plaintiff through one H. M. Skelton, plaintiff's duly authorized agent, who was at the time empowered to sell and convey the same, and that he now holds the land by virtue of a conveyance from that agent made and delivered to him on the 15th day of August, 1906; that the consideration was $3,600…
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