Royall v. Webster

This is an action of trespass to try title to .a lot of land in the city of Dallas, brought by appellants against appellees, who pleaded not guilty and the statutes of limitation of three, five, and ten years. The appeal is from a judgment rendered on an instructed verdict.

By appropriate assignments and propositions, appellants insist that the court below erred in excluding, on objections of appel-lees, a deed executed by Mrs. Della F. Smith in which she conveyed to Mrs. Mattie Shot-well the lot of land in controversy (a link in appellant’s chain of title), and in refusing to permit them to…