Taliafero v. Carter

Stayton, Chief Justice.

Appellant brought this action of trespass to try title against Adison Carter and the unknown heirs of John Binion.

Carter answered, and the unknown heirs of Binion were cited by publication and represented by an attorney appointed by the court, they not appearing.

A judgment was rendered in favor of appellant for one sixth of the land sued for, and he now prosecutes a writ of error and seeks a reversal on the sole ground that there was no statement of the evidence, approved, signed by the judge, and filed with the papers of the cause as a part of the record, as is…