Smith v. Burroughs

A former appeal of this case is reported in Burroughs v. Smith (Tex. Civ. App.) 8 S.W. (2d) 301, where a complete statement of the nature of the suit will be found. Suffice it to say here that appellant Richard Smith sued appellee J. B. Burroughs in trespass to try title to recover section 16 of block 3, D. & S. E. Ry. Co. survey in Coke county; but in fact to recover a strip of land about 190 by 1,900 vrs. lyihg west of a certain old fence line, and the suit resolved itself into a question of whether this old fence line marked the true boundary between section 16 and 17 of said survey; both…