Legal Opinion
Williamson v. Work
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 30, 1903PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of Hardin. Tried below before Hon. L. B, Hightower.
1Opinion of the Court
GARRETT, Chief Justice.
This was an action of trespass to try title brought in the District Court of Hardin County by Helen Williamson against P. A. Work and others for the recovery of an undivided one-fourth interest in five tracts of land. The case was tried by the court without a jury and resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff for two of the tracts, and in favor of the defendants as to the other three. The plaintiff alone has appealed.
The land in controversy was patented by the Republic of Texas to Jonathan H. Lawrence and William B. Creecy, and the plaintiff showed by evidence her right…
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