Burrell v. Adams
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, First District, in an appeal from Jasper County. Adams and others sued Burrell and others for the recovery of land. Plaintiffs had judgment for a part of the land. As to part—two tracts of 160 acres each—recovery was denied and they appealed. The judgment against them as to a part of this—the Bilbo 160 acres—was affirmed and their application for writ of error was refused.
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Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, First District, in an appeal from Jasper County. Adams and others sued Burrell and others for the recovery of land. Plaintiffs had judgment for a part of the land. As to part—two tracts of 160 acres each—recovery was denied and they appealed. The judgment against them as to a part of this—the Bilbo 160 acres—was affirmed and their application for writ of error was refused. As to a part—the F. W. Burrell 160 acres—judgment was reversed and" rendered for appellants and upon this appellees obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ramsey
This was an action of trespass to try title instituted in the District Court of Jasper County by W. J. B. Adams, B. F. Adams and Abel Adams against Arthur .Burrell, several persons who were the heirs at law of F. W. Burrell, including his wife, T. A. Bilbo, B. C. Conn and B. B. Biehie, to recover the title and possession of the William Duncan survey of 640 acres of land. There was claimed by Arthur Burrell only 320 acres of this land, being the South half of the survey. Bilbo claimed 160 acres in the N. E. corner thereof and those claiming under F. W. Burrell set up title to 160 acres in the…
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