Beville v. Jones
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Wise. Tried below before Hon. F. E. Finer. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Hobby, Judge.
This was a formal action of trespass to try title, *150brought by plaintiff Mrs. Anna Jones, on April 24,1885, against the defendants, Clara Beville and her husband B. M. Beville, to recover lot Mo. 1 in block 39 of the town of Decatur, Wise County. The only answer-filed was a plea of not guilty.
There is nothing in the plaintiff's petition on the one hand indicating-upon what ground a recovery was sought, nor can it be inferred from the answer alone what defense was relied on to prevent a recovery.
It is admitted by the parties that prior to October 1, 1879, the title to. the lot was…
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