Smith v. Milam
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Erath County; W. J. Oxford, Judge. Action by John E. Smith against Dave Milam. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
J.- E. Smith instituted this suit against Dave Milam to recover title and possession of a tract of land. By virtue of a writ of sequestration sued out by plaintiff, the defendant was ousted of possession of the land on January 8, 1910, and, by plea in re-convention, he sued the plaintiff for damages, upon allegations that the writ was wrongfully issued. Interpreted in the light of the court’s charge, the verdict of the jury shows a finding that Milam rented from Smith, for the year 1910, 66 acres of the land sued for, under a contract that Milam would furnish the labor necessary to cultivate,…
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