Mills v. Brown

Willie, Chief Justice.

The appellees brought this action of trespass to try title against W. F. Mills, to recover one hundred. *245and sixty acres of land lying in Shelby county. The defendant pleaded not guilty, suggested improvements in good faith, and set up title under one Yarborough to an undivided one-half interest in the land, and asked judgment therefor and for partition.

The judge, to whom the cause was submitted upon the law and facts, rendered judgment for the plaintiffs for.a recovery of_ the land, subject to an interest for Yarborough’s life in one-third thereof, which he decreed to…