Alfalfa Lumber Co. v. Mudgett
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Potter County; Hugh L. Umphres, Judge. Trespass to try title by W. P. Mudgett and otters against the Alfalfa Lumber Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Appellee Mudgett and others brought suit in trespass to try title, against appellant, Alfalfa Lumber Company, to recover lot No. 6, block 201, Glidden Sanborn addition to the city of Amarillo. The appellant pleaded not guilty and by special answer, which we will hereafter notice further. A trial before the court resulted in a judgment for the plaintiffs and this appeal by the defendant.
J. F. Dunaway is the common source of the title relied on by both parties, and the controversy Is as to the effect a mistake in the description of the property in appellant's chain of title should have on the…
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