Lake v. Reid

LINCOLN, Justice.

This appeal is from an order of the District Court of Rusk County, overruling pleas of privilege separately filed by appellants P. G. Lake, Trustee, and F. M. (Frank) Reid. Appellants make the following statement of the nature of the suit, which, the appellees concede to he correct: “Mrs. V. E. Reid was the owner of a 205-acre tract of land in Rusk County, Texas, and on her death such land descended to her heirs. Three of said heirs, viz : Frank (F. M.) Reid, Jim A. Reid and Lillie Mae Reid Wooley, (who owned an undivided 94ths interest in the property) executed a surface…