Allen v. Allen
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Hood County. George Allen sued Sallie Allen and others for recovery of land. Defendants had judgment which was affirmed in part on appeal by plaintiff, who thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
This action was brought by plaintiff in error against defendants in error to recover two parcels of land (1) a farm of 160 acres, and (2) block 38 in the town of Tolar. The plaintiff alleged that the land belonged to his father, John H. Allen, and, at his death, was inherited by plaintiff and his mother, the widow of John H. Allen, and that his mother had conveyed to him her interest. The defendants, besides the general issue, pleaded specially that the property never belonged to John H. Allen but belonged to the defendant, Sallie Allen. They further pleaded that Sallie and John were married…
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