Cook v. Houston Oil Co. of Texas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error from District Court, Hardin County; L. B. Hightower, Judge. Trespass to try title by Peter Cook and others against the Houston Oil Company of Texas. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtReese, J.
This is an action of trespass to try title by Peter Cook and others, children and heirs at law of F. W. Cook, to re cover a'tract of 320 acres of land, part of the M.- M. Bradley league. It was alleged substantially in the petition that 640 acres, of1 which the 320 acres sued for is a part, had been acquired by the father and mother of plaintiffs under the statute of limitation of 10 years during the lifetime of their father; that, after their father’s- death, their mother, Mrs. Augusta Cook, recovered judgment against the Texas Pine Land Association for 320 acres of said 640 acres; that she…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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