Burkhardt v. Lieberman

Mr. Judge Brewster

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

This is an action in trespass to try title brought by petitioners Otto Burkhardt and wife, Mary Burkhardt, against the respondents, George Lieberman and O. C. Riedel, for title and possession of 71.6 acres of land situated in Harris County, Texas, and a lot in the City of Houston. The 71.6 acres consisted of six tracts, three of 25, 16 and .6 acres; respectively, and three of 10 acres each, all contiguous except that a small tract of 16 acres belonging to a daughter of the Burkhardts lay between the three 10-acre…