American Nat. Bank of Beaumont v. Wingate

266 S.W.2d 934 (1953)

AMERICAN NAT. BANK OF BEAUMONT

v.

WINGATE.

No. 4878.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

September 17, 1953.

Rehearing Denied March 18, 1954.

Orgain, Bell & Tucker, Beaumont, for appellant.

Baldwin & Votaw, Beaumont, for appellee.

WALKER, Justice.

The plaintiff is the appellee and the defendant, the appellant.

The action is one to recover a tract of land. Plaintiff claims to have acquired title to this land by adverse possession under Article 5510, R.S. 1925. The tract is in the D. Burrell League in Jefferson County. It covers 175 acres and was formerly owned by the…