Jester v. Steiner
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals for Fifth District, in an appeal from Navarro County. The ground of application in error was the alleged conflict with other-decisions in the decision of the case by the Court of Civil Appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
Steiner sued Jester in the District Court of Navarro County to recover a tract of land, which both parties claimed from Mathias Eder as a common source of title. Steiner claimed by deed from Eder, and Jester claimed under a deed from the tax collector upon sale of the land as the property of Eder to Mrs. Knoll, and by her conveyed to Jester.
Jester filed an affidavit to the effect that he believed that the deed under which plaintiff claimed was forged. Plaintiff proved the execution of the deed by one of the subscribing witnesses. Defendant introduced evidence which…
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