Clayton v. Rehm

Gaines, Associate Justice.

This was an action of trespass to try title brought by appellee against appellant. After appellee had closed his case upon the trial in the court below, appellant, set up a tax title to the land in controversy, and offered in evidence what purported to be the assessment roll of Denton county (in which the land lies) for the year 1879, which, upon objection, was excluded by the court. Appellant excepted. It appears by *53the bill of exceptions that the tax collector at the time of the trial, who had been tax assessor when the rolls were made out, testified that the roll…