Mata v. Rangel

COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a suit in trespass to try title. After a jury trial judgment was entered that appellant owned an undivided one-half interest in a certain tract of land located in Chambers County, Texas.

The judgment of the trial court was based on a jury finding that on January 9, 1958, the date on which Fidencia En-riques conveyed the tract of land at issue to appellant, he was married to her. This finding was based on evidence of a common law marriage. Some months thereafter, on September 24, 1958, and just prior to the death of Fidencia Enriques, they were married in a ceremonial…