Smith v. Olsen
Texas Supreme Court
Ebbob to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third District, in an appeal from Milam County. Smith sued Olsen et al. in trespass to try title, and appealed from a judgment for defendants for the portion of the laud to which they had claimed title. The judgment being affirmed, he obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
This was an action of trespass to try title brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendants in error for the recovery of a tract of 225^ acres of land. The defendants pleaded not guilty, and asserted title to a parcel of the land sued for, consisting of 85-1 acres and described by metes and bounds in the answer, and disclaimed as to the remainder. The trial court instructed a verdict for the defendants as to the land claimed by them, and judgment was rendered accordingly for defendants for such tract and for plaintiff for the remainder of the premises in suit.…
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