Vanderwolk v. Matthaei
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Austin County; Frank S. Roberts, Judge. Action by Elizabeth Jenke Vanderwolk and others against W. A. Matthaei. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMoursund, J.
Elizabeth Jenke Vander-wolk and Charles J. Jenke, a minor suing by his father, Chas. A. Jenke, as next friend, on April 5,1913, sued W. A. Matthaei in trespass to try title, seeking to recover two tracts of land in Austin county, one containing 75 acres, the other 33 acres. Defendant answered by general denial, plea of not guilty; then pleaded statutes of limitation of three, five and ten years in bar of plaintiffs’ suit; and also pleaded that he had made improvements in good faith, setting out the title upon which he based said claim. Plaintiffs pleaded their minority in reply to the pleas…
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