Legal Opinion
Stevens v. Pedregon
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 12, 1911PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from District Court, El Paso County; A. M. Walthall, Judge. Action by J. W. Stevens against Catarino Pedregón and another. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
This is an action of trespass to try title, brought by appellant against appellees, to recover a 17-acre tract of land 6 miles east of the city of El Paso, in the Rio Grande valley, and known as survey 215; the suit being filed August 24, 1910. The case was tried without aid of a jury, resulting in judgment for defendants, based upon plea of the 10-years statute of limitation.
The findings of fact and conclusions of law of the trial court are as follows:
“(1) The plaintiff, J. W. Stevens, is the record owner of said land, having bought the same from James A. Tays, administrator of the estate of…
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