Johnson v. Bumpass

This suit was instituted by appellant Cande Nelson Johnson, joined pro forma by her husband, E. P. Johnson, against E. R. Bumpass, Joel R. Bond, and W. C. Mc-Cord, to recover the title and possession of 169 acres on the E. English survey, 50 acres on the Galbraith survey, and the following tracts on the Ransom Sowell survey: One of 343 acres, one of 66 acres, one of 167 acres, one of 8.8 acres, and one of 89 acres, all in Kaufman county, Tex. The appellants are negroes.

Carrie alleged in her petition that this land was the community property of herself and a former husband, J. R. Nelson,…