Turner v. Rogers

This is a suit in trespass to try title prosecuted by appellee against the heirs of Lizzie Bruce and the administrator of her estate; in which appellee relies upon an alleged parol gift by Lizzie to him of two parcels of land situated in Cass and one parcel in Camp county, Tex. Appellee Rogers when nine days old was taken by Lizzie Bruce and her husband into their home, where he was reared as a member of the family until his maturity. The Bruces did not have any children of their own and became devoted to appellee, educating him through high school and otherwise giving him all the advantages…