Baker v. Fogle
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Harris County. Baker and another sued Fogle and others for the recovery of land, to which defendant Fogle asserted title by limitation in a cross action. Each had judgment for an undivided half thereof. Both parties appealed. The judgment was reversed and appellant Fogle awarded recovery of the entire land. 205 S. W., 752. Baker and his co-plaintiff procured writ of error from the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greenwood
Plaintiffs in error were entitled. to recover the 100 acres of land sued for, unless defendant in error, Lewis Fogle, had acquired title under the statute of limitations of five years.
Defendant in error, Lewis Fogle, had peaceable and adverse possession of the land, cultivating, using and enjoying the same, and claiming under a deed duly registered,- from the spring of 1907 to October 2, 1916, when this suit was filed.
Defendant in error, Lewis Fogle, paid the taxes for 1907 on June 4, 1908, and paid the taxes for 1913 on November 30, 1914. He paid the taxes for each of the other years from…
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