McLaren v. Beard

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

This is a trespass to try title suit. The parties hold record title to abutting tracts of land through a partition deed executed by Col. William C. (Claude) Washington, Walter H. Washington, Sr.,1 and others. Walter’s branch of the family claims title to a subtract of the land through adverse possession under the ten-year statute of limitations. A jury found in favor of Walter’s family and judgment was rendered awarding them title to the disputed tract. At issue is whether the trial court should have instructed the jury that Walter’s family was required to repudiate…