Tyler v. Davis
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Llano. Tried below before the Hon. John 0. Townes. Suit in trespass to try title and for damages, instituted by appellees against appellant in district court of Llano county, for three hundred and twenty acres of land. Answer by general demurrer and plea of “not guilty.” Judgment for plaintiffs for possession of land in controversy, $10 damages and costs of suit.
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Appeal from Llano. Tried below before the Hon. John 0. Townes. Suit in trespass to try title and for damages, instituted by appellees against appellant in district court of Llano county, for three hundred and twenty acres of land. Answer by general demurrer and plea of “not guilty.” Judgment for plaintiffs for possession of land in controversy, $10 damages and costs of suit. The assignment relied on was as follows: “The court erred in its first finding of the law, in holding that, in an action of trespass to try title, the plaintiff makes out a prima facie right to recover by proving that the…
1Opinion of the Court
Willie, Chief Justice.
— This suit was brought for the recovery of a tract of land in Llano county, the appellees being plaintiffs and the appellant defendant in the court below. The defendant having pleaded “ not guilty,” the cause was submitted to the judge without a jury, and judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiffs for a recovery of the land and $10 damages and costs of suit. From that judgment an appeal has been taken to this court.
What purports to be a statement of facts seems to have been made up, signed and approved within ten days after final adjournment of the term of court at…
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