Davis v. Houston Oil of Texas

This is an action of trespass to try title to the Nancy Cooper survey of 640 acres of land, instituted by the appellants against the appellee in the district court of Newton county. It is the second appeal in this case; the former is reported in 132 S. W. 808. The case had been carried to the Court of Civil Appeals of the First Supreme Judicial District by the defendant, ap-pellee in this appeal, and the judgment was reversed on grounds different from those here involved. The appellants claim title to the land in controversy as the heirs of the original grantee, Nancy Cooper. The appel-lee…