Lafferty v. Stevenson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Newton County; C. B. Martin, Special Judge. Action by J. E. Lafferty against Alvin Stevenson. From a judgment in part for plaintiff, he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtReese, J.
This is an action in trespass to try title by J. E. Lafferty against Alvin Stevenson to recover a tract of land described as “survey No. 7, block 3, H. T. & B. Ry. Co., in Newton county.” Defendant disclaimed as to all of the land not embraced in the Alexander and Mahaffey surveys of 160 acres each, as to which he claimed title generally and by limitation of 3, 5, and 10 years. He also claimed the value of improvements alleged to have been made in good faith, but •there was no issue as to this. A trial with a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff for all of the land claimed by…
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