Rogers v. Roberts

PLEASANTS, Associate Justice.

— This is a suit of trespass to try title to five acres of land, situated within the corporate limits of the city of Houston, Texas. Both plaintiff and defendants claim title from Martha Griswold, deceased; the plaintiff as the son and sole heir of the deceased, and the defendants by purchase from her. In support of their claim of title, defendants were permitted, over objections of the plaintiffs, to read in evidence, first, a power of attorney from Josiah Griswold to Martha Griswold, constituting her his attorney in fact to sign his name to a deed for her lands…