Davis v. Yates
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Harris County. Tried below before Hon. Norman G. ICittrell.
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES, Chief Justice.
An action of trespass to try title brought by Yates against W. H. Davis and his wife, S. B. Davis, involving a tract of 160 acres, being the north half of the north half of school section 6 H., T. & B. B. B. Co. in Harris County, in the original petition, filed June 6, 1908, alleging certain acts of trespass, respecting which an injunction was asked.
The answer, filed August 18, 1908, was a general denial and not guilty, and set up that the tract was and is public school land, not patented, and if plaintiff had possession thereof when defendant entered upon it, such…
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