Yates v. Bain

NORVELL, Justice.

Ira G. Yates, Mack H. Yates and Ann Y. Corzelius, independent executors of the estate of I. G. Yates, deceased, have appealed from that part of a judgment .awarding ap-pellee, J. H. Bain, a recovery of $3,048.17 against them. We have concluded that the part of the judgment appealed from must be reversed, as the trial court applied an erroneous measure of damages.

Bain was the plaintiff below, and he asserted title against M. M. Wells, Frances Wells DeWitt and her husband, D. C. De-Witt, in and to three certain tracts of land located in Karnes County, Texas, under and by virtue…