Balli v. McManus

POPE, Justice.

This is a suit for trespass to try title to a sixty-acre banco on the United States side of the Rio Grande River. The banco was created by an avulsive change in the river in 1924. Three groups of persons claim the property. Plaintiffs, the Balli heirs, sued J. S. McManus, Alex Ramey and American Fruit Growers, Inc., whom we shall designate as defendants. The Balli heirs also sued the heirs of M. G. Rodriguez, who in turn filed a cross-action for the property. After the Balli heirs presented their evidence, both the defendants and cross-plaintiffs moved for an instructed verdict…