Lawless v. Wright

FLY, Associate Justice.

This is an action of trespass to try title to one hundred and twelve and twenty-two one-hundredths acres of land lying in Baylor and Knox Counties, instituted by appellant against appellee. Appellant, in his second amended petition, specially pleaded his title as follows:

“Plaintiff shows that said land was classified, appraised and put on the market May 9, 1881, as dry agricultural land, at $2 per acre. That afterwards, to wit, on October 20, 1882, A. R. Fancher made application under the law to purchase the same from the State of Texas, and that the same was sold to…