Dittman v. Cornelius
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of First Supreme Judicial District. Trespass to try title by Anna Dittman against W, D. Cornelius and others. Judgment denying plaintiff relief, save as to lands as to which defendants disclaimed, was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals (218 S. W. 109), and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
This is an ordinary action in trespass to try title, instituted in the district court of Matagorda county, Tex., by Anna Dittman, against W. D. Cornelius, G. B. Culver, trustee, A. G. Smith, J. W. Smith, and Minnie E. Smith, seeking judgment for the title and possession of a tract of S50 acres of land out of the east corner of a league in Matagorda county, Tex.,j granted, biy the Mexican government to Samuel Hoit on the 15th day of November, 1830. All the defendants filed a plea of general denial and not guilty. In addition to that, the defendant, W. D. Cornelius pleaded the three, five, and…
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