Coakley v. Reising

OPINION

SHARPE, Justice.

Mary Ellen Coakley, appellant here and plaintiff below, in 1947 filed two trespass to try title suits against appellees, defendants below, involving lands situated in Hidalgo County, Texas. The cases were by agreement tried together on title issues only, with a separate judgment of dismissal being entered in each case. The cases were consolidated in this court for the purposes of briefing and argument.

At the conclusion of the evidence upon motion of appellees the trial court dismissed both cases. The ground of appellees’ motion was that the suits were brought and…