Pearson v. Doherty

This is an action in trespass to try title to what we will call á tract of 166 acres of land, a part of the A. G. Reynolds League in Galveston and Brazoria Counties, Texas. The suit was originally 'instituted in the District Court of Galveston County by J. A. Jensen and wife to recover from W. J. Doherty et al the title and possession of the 166-acre tract. Doherty et al filed a cross-action, in which they impleaded both Jensen and wife and N. W. Pearson and wife. It is shown that Doherty et al are the record owners of the land in controversy. Jensen and wife and Pearson and wife answered the…