Martin v. McDonnold

OPINION

DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Chief Justice.

This appeal arises from a trespass to try title suit brought by Appellees Kyle and Hollyce McDonnold to recover a 242.32 acre tract in Jeff Davis County, Texas, which is enclosed by a fence line with property owned by adjoining neighbors Appellants Elizabeth Robison Martin and Roy G. Martin, Jr. to the south and east of the disputed land. In the suit, the Appellants filed a general denial, pleaded “not guilty,” and asserted inter alia a right to limitation title by adverse possession under Chapter 16 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code and…