Crosby v. Davis

MOORE, Justice.

This is a trespass to try title suit. Appellants, R. E. Crosby and wife, filed this suit against appellees, Margarett Mott Davis, the surviving widow of Perry Mott, deceased, and the surviving heirs of Perry Mott for title and possession of 23⅜ acres of land in San Augustine County, Texas. Appellees answered by a general denial and a plea of not guilty. Trial was had before a jury. At the conclusion of appellants’ evidence, appellees made a motion for an instructed verdict on the ground that appellants’ evidence failed to show title in them. The court granted appellees’ motion…