Collins v. Megason
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Red. River County; Ben H. Denton, Judge. Trespass to try title by Mrs. Maggie Collins and others against T. T. Megason. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal. This suit was one of trespass to try title, brought by appellants, husband and wife, against appellee. The land sued for was the E. Hopkins survey of 177% acres in Red River county.
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Appeal from District Court, Red. River County; Ben H. Denton, Judge. Trespass to try title by Mrs. Maggie Collins and others against T. T. Megason. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal. This suit was one of trespass to try title, brought by appellants, husband and wife, against appellee. The land sued for was the E. Hopkins survey of 177% acres in Red River county. In their petition, filed April 28, 1919, appellants set up title in themselves by force of the statute of limitations of ten years. After disclaiming as to 30 acres of land, appellee, in his answer filed May 28, 1920,…
1Opinion of the Court
The contention made that the findings that appellants had acquired title to the land in controversy by force of the statute of limitations of ten years and that appellee had acquired title thereto by force of the statute of limitations of five years were in conflict with each other, and therefore that the latter finding did not warrant the judgment in favor of appellee, is not tenable when the findings are construed with reference to the testimony. The possession and use of the land by appellee under the deed he relied on commenced January 29, 1914, the date when that deed was made and filed…
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