Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. Griggs
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error from District Court, Newton County; A. E. Davis, Judge. Trespass to try title by the Houston Oil Company of Texas against R. H. Griggs and others. There was a judgment in favor of the named defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtConley, C. J.
This was an action of trespass to try title, brought by the appellant, Houston Oil Company of Texas, against J. S. Griggs, Marion Griggs, and R. H. Griggs, for the recovery of 220 acres of land, a part of the Sampson Watson 320-acre survey, granted by the state of Texas to Sampson Watson on February 8, 1859. The petition is in regular form for suits of that nature. The case was tried by the court, without the intervention of a jury, and judgment was rendered for the appellant for only 137% acres, and in favor of the defendant R. IT. Griggs for 82% acres; the other two defendants in the…
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