Billingsley v. Houston Oil Co. of Texas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from 'District Court, Jefferson County; John M. Conley, Judge. Action by W. A. Billingsley against the Houston Oil Company of Texas. From the judgment, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLane, J.
This suit was originally instituted by plaintiff, W. A. Billingsley, in the district court of Hardin county, against the Houston Oil Company of Texas, and was transferred to and tried in the district court of Jefferson county. This suit was in the ordinary form of trespass to try title, to one league and labor of land, originally granted by the Mexican government to Eduardo Ar-riola in 1835, situated in Hardin county, Tex. Judgment was rendered by the trial court for the defendant, Houston Oil Company of Texas, for the league of land sued for, less 100 acres out of the northwest corner of…
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