Waggoner v. Dodson
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in appeal from Wichita County. Waggoner sued Dodson and others in trespass to try title. Defendants had judgment which was affirmed on appeal by plaintiff, who then obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.
This is an action of trespass to try title brought by plaintiff in error to recover of defendants in error a tract of 320 acres of land patented to the heirs of Reuben Hornsby. Both parties claim under M. M. Hornsby. The plaintiff’s title was the elder, but was defeated in the District Court upon the ground (1) that defendants were innocent purchasers without notice of plaintiff’s title, and (2) that plaintiff was estopped by his conduct from asserting his elder title against defendants. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the judgment of the District Court upon…
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