Paston v. Blanks

ACKER, Presiding Judge.

—William Paston brought this suit against John G. Blanks in the usual form of trespass to try title to 160 acres of land, which he claimed by virtue of alleged compliance with the requirements of the statute granting homestead donations to citizens of this State. The land was described as being from 137 to 159 varas in width by 6072 long, situated between the E. Hines league and the A. D. Heddenberg survey on its southwest, and the Ira Bisbee, William Morrison, and C. Crenshaw surveys on the northeast. It was alleged in the petition that prior to plaintiff’s settlement…