Hatchett v. Conner
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Cherokee. The case was tried before Hon. J ohn D. Do chard, a special judge chosen by the parties, in place of Hon. Reuben A. Reeves, one of the district judges. The suit was an action of trespass to try title, and to recover a part of a location and survey, under the head-right certificate of Lawrence W. Simpson.
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Appeal from Cherokee. The case was tried before Hon. J ohn D. Do chard, a special judge chosen by the parties, in place of Hon. Reuben A. Reeves, one of the district judges. The suit was an action of trespass to try title, and to recover a part of a location and survey, under the head-right certificate of Lawrence W. Simpson. The original petition described the plaintiff, “Mary Conner, who sues hy her husband and next friend, John Conner,” and the petition averred the facts to show that the suit was for the land as her separate property. By subsequent amendments, the wife was joined with the…
1Opinion of the CourtCoke, J.
This is an action of trespass to try title to a tract of land lying in Cherokee county, instituted by John Conner, one of the appellees, for the use and benefit of Mary Conner, his wife, as her next friend. The land is averred in the petition to he the property of Mary Conner, and her title is solely relied on for a recovery. Several years after the commencement of the suit, by an amendment, Mary Conner was made a formal party plaintiff to the suit with her husband. There were a trial, verdict, and judgment, for the appellees, who were plaintiffs in the court below. Various exceptions were…
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