State v. Sneed

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought by the State of Texas in statutory form of trespass to try title for the recovery of 15.1 acres of un-surveyed school land located in what is known as the Hastings Oil Field in Bra-zoria County, Texas, from a number of defendants, including the original patentees from the State and lessees and royalty owners holding under them, and the purchasers of oil produced from said land.

All defendants answered by pleas of not guilty and general denials and by special pleas that the State’s suit was barred by the one-year statute of limitation, Article 5329,…