Reavis v. Taylor

LESLIE, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff, Reavis, instituted this suit in trespass to try title to recover of defendant, Arthur Taylor, lands described in the petition. By writ of sequestration plaintiff ousted defendant from possession of the premises and threw about 1500 head of defendant’s sheep from the pasture about July 4, 1940.

Taylor answered, admitting Reavis’ title to the land, but presented a cross-action alleging that he was entitled to the same under a grazing contract alleged to have been made by him with plaintiff; and in his counterclaim he sued Reavis for damages resulting to him…