Edwards v. Edwards

Ivy C. Edwards sued Charlie and Mary A. Edwards in trespass to try title to recover a one-half undivided interest in 65 acres of land in Burnet county. Plaintiff's claim is predicated upon the hypothesis that the 65 acres were community property of A. H. Edwards and wife, Eliza T. Edwards. If so the one-half interest of the latter passed by inheritance to J. C. Edwards, the father of plaintiff and only heir at law of Eliza T. Edwards, and later by inheritance to plaintiff, the only heir at law of J. C. Edwards. Defendants' title is predicated upon a deed from A. H. Edwards and his third wife,…