Hofheinz v. Wilson

Plaintiff in error will be referred to as appellant and defendants in error as appellees. Appellant filed suit in trespass to try title against appellees to recover lot No. 3, in block No. 4, of outlot No. 6, in division B of the city of Austin. Appel-lees answered by formal answer a plea of not guilty, and by cross-action claimed that they had purchased the lot from áppellant by verbal contract; that they went into possession and made valuable improvements in good faith, and continued thereafter to .use the premises as a home; that they paid appellant more than the agreed purchase price, and…