De Cordova v. Bliss

COLLARD, Associate Justice.

Suit of trespass to try title for-320 acres of land by appellees, George Bliss, James H. Dunham and Isaiah V. Carpenter against Elizabeth Wintz and W. F. De Cordova. Pending the suit Mrs. Wintz died, her death was suggested and her-heirs made parties defendant.

Mrs. Lorena Wintz, executrix of the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Wintz, asked to be made a party defendant, and she and De Cordova answered by pleas of not guilty. De Cordova by cross suit claimed that he was the owner of the land; that plaintiffs had ejected him from the land, and asked for judgment against them…