Jeter v. McGraw

OPINION

DAVID B. GAULTNEY, Justice.

Appellant Leonard Jeter sought a judgment declaring him to be an heir of Maine Jeter and an owner of certain real property claimed by appellees Bill and Ramona Katharine McGraw. Jeter’s petition also included a request for a partition of the property. The McGraws responded with a general denial, a “not guilty” answer appropriate for a trespass to try title action, and affirmative defenses. After the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the McGraws, Jeter instituted this appeal.

Factual BackgROund

Maine Jeter married Mary Lee Hamilton Diggles Jeter…