Cummings v. Williams

This is a suit in the form of an action of trespass to try title, brought by appellant against the appellees. The land sued for is a strip 44 feet and 4 inches wide and 128 feet and 8 inches long along the northern ends of lots 12, 13, and 14 in the southwest quarter of outlot No. 68 in the city of Galveston. As developed by the answer of defendants and the evidence, the only question in the case is one of boundary.

After a plea of not guilty, defendants’ answer contains the following pleas and prayer:

“That the amount of land in controversy in this suit is approximately 2 feet 2 inches in…