Brougham v. Thompson

MURRAY, Justice.

Appellee, D. D. Thompson, instituted this suit in 1939 against A. Leonard Brougham and others, seeking in trespass to try title to recover 1,068 acres of land, more or less, located in Real County, Texas. The usual statutory allegations, coupled with a claim of possession under the three, five, ten and twenty-five year statutes of limitation, were pleaded. The defendants, A. Leonard. Brougham and others, including Pecoval Royalty Trust, who claimed to own an undivided one-half interest in the oil, gas and other minerals in said land, answered by a plea of not guilty, of…