Conn v. Houston Oil Co. of Texas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Newton County; A. E. Davis, Judge. Suit by the Houston Oil Company of Texas against R. C. Conn and others. Judgment for complainant, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMcMEANS, J.
The Houston Oil Company of Texas brought this suit against R. C. Conn and John B. Warren to recover 1,051 acres of land in Newton county, part of the Lewis Donaho one-half league and labor survey. The defendants answered by plea of not guilty,* and by cross-bill sought to recover the land from the plaintiff. In answer to the cross-bill the plaintiff pleaded not guilty. The ease was submitted to a jury upon special issues, and upon return of the verdict a judgment was rendered and entered in favor of plaintiff, from which the defendants, after their motion for a new trial had been overruled,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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