Patrick v. McGaha

SPEER, Justice.

Plaintiff, F. Patrick, sued defendant, Dora McGaha, a negro woman, in trespass to try title to recover about two acres of land situated in the City of Weather-ford. The land is adequately described in the petition. Defendant answered with general denial, a plea of not guilty and a cross-action against plaintiff for title and to cancel a deed from the City of Weath-erford to plaintiff, under which he claims title. The parties will be designated here as they were in the trial court.

As best we can tell from the record, the property in controversy for many years belonged to…