Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. Miller & Vidor Lumber Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Orange County; A. E. Davis, Judge. Action by the Houston Oil Company of Texas against the Miller & Vidor Lumber Company and others. From an adverse judgment, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPleasants, C. J.
This is an action of trespass to try title brought by appellant against the Miller & Vidor Lumber Company, Stephen Cleveland, D. E. Simmons, and P. P. Williamson to recover the John Deven-port 640-acre survey of land in Orange county. Plaintiff also made John H. Broocks a defendant and sought to recover against him, as remote warrantor, the sum of $2 per acre for any portion of land in controversy adjudged to defendants in this suit. Each of the defendants except the defendant Broocks answered by general demurrer, plea of not guilty, and pleas of limitation of three, five, and ten years. The…
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