Loring v. Jackson
Court of Appeals of Texas
A finding of fact may be supported by a combination of slight circumstances, no one of which taken alone would be sufficient. Evidence as to forgery considered and held sufficient. 7. —limitation—Water Barriers—Cases Distinguished.
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A finding of fact may be supported by a combination of slight circumstances, no one of which taken alone would be sufficient. Evidence as to forgery considered and held sufficient. 7. —limitation—Water Barriers—Cases Distinguished. The enclosure of a tract of land partly by fence and partly by impossible water barriers or courses is sufficient to support the statute of limitation if the natural barriers are so used in connection with the fences as to indicate that they are relied upon to enclose the land. Facts considered and distinguished from the facts in Polk v. Beaumpnt Pasture Co., 64 S.…
1Opinion of the Court
REESE, Associate Justice.
This is a suit in trespass to try title by Mrs. M. E. Loring, guardian of Susie B. Loring, against Mrs. Sarah Jackson and others, to recover the Maria T. Boden league of land in Chambers County.
Defendant pleaded general demurrer, general denial and “not guilty” and limitation of three, five and ten years, to which plaintiff replied setting up the disability of minority of Susie B. Loring. Defendants also pleaded that the deed from Juan Baptiste and Pierre Boden, heirs at law of the original grantee, under which plaintiff claims, is a forgery.
The cause was tried by the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Houston & T. C. R. R. Co. v. ShirleyTexas Supreme Court · 1880
- Vineyards, Guardians v. BrundrettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897
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