Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. McCarthy

This was an action in trespass- to try title by which Edward McCarthy et al.,-who were plaintiffs below, sought to recover the E'duardo Arriola league of land in Hardin county from two sets of defendants, the Houston Oil Company et al., and W. A. Billingsley et al. The trial court rendered'judgment in favor of defendants upon a directed verdict, which judgment was reversed by the Court of Civil Appeals and the cause remanded for a new trial. 221 S. W. 307.

The land in controversy was granted to Eduardo Arriloa on November 6, 1835. Plaintiffs deraign their title under a deed executed by Henry…