Fauth v. First Nat. Bank of Granbury

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

The First National Bank of Granbury and W. H. McDonald brought this suit against Fred Fauth in trespass to try title to a 60 acre tract of land. Fauth answered by plea of not guilty and that, in the spring of 1922, a Mr. Cogdell “and another man, both claiming to be owners of the property which is the subject matter of this suit, sold same to defendant and defendant immediately took possession of same. In this connection, he would show that said owners of said land, represented to defendant they were not specially interested in the surface of said property; but that a…