Moore v. Glasscock

GRAY, Justice.

Milletta Glasscock, joined pro forma by her husband, sued S. A. Moore and wife, Ella Moore, in the District Court of Comanche County, Texas, in trespass to try title to 18 acres of land. The defendants pleaded by way of defense, general denial, plea of not guilty and specifically, (a) that the deed on which plaintiff relied was not intended as an absolute conveyance but a mortgage; (b) that defendants had made valuable improvements in goo¿ faith; (c) and limitation of three, five and ten years. At the conclusion of all the evidence, the trial court, apparently on his own motion,…