Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. Brown
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tyler County; W. R. Blackshear, Judge. Trespass to try title by Mrs. M. J. Brown against the Houston Oil Company of Texas. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
The appellee instituted this action in trespass to try title against the appellant to recover an undivided 160 acres out of the M. L. Abbott 960-acre survey, in Tyler county. Her claim of title was under the 10-years statute of limitations. Appellant pleaded not guilty, and, by way of cross-action, asked for judgment against appellee for all of the Abbott survey. .
On the trial of the case it was agreed that the appellant owned the title to all of the Abbott survey, unless the appellee had acquired title to a part thereof under the 10-years statute of limitations. After refusing to…
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