Tinsley v. Hoot
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas. At Law. Action of trespass to try title, brought by Thomas Tinsley against A. B. Hoot and others. Verdict and judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
PARDEE, Circuit Judge.
The record does not show the jurisdiction of the circuit court. The suit is one of trespass to try title to one third of a league of land in San Jacinto county, Tex.; and within the easiern district of Texas. On the trial in the circuit court, plaintiff asserted title to the land through a deed from the sole surviving heir of the patentee. Defendants deraigned title through a judgment obtained in the district court of the state for Walker county, Tex., in a proceeding in personam, with citation by publication. The jurisdiction of the circuit court, if existing at all,…
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