Legal Opinion
First Christian Church of Vera v. Spinks
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 23, 1924No. 10497. [fn*]PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
* Writ of error granted June 6, 1924. This was a suit in trespass to try title, instituted by the First Christian Church of Vera, Tex., against the Vera Baptist Church, to recover two acres of land situated in the town of Vera, and from a judgment rendered in favor of the defendant, the plaintiff has appealed.
W. T. Ward was the common source of title. The plaintiff claimed title under a deed, date May 10, 1912, reciting a cash consideration paid of $10, executed by Ward, conveying the property in controversy to J. C. Gray and Van D. Alford, as elders of the plaintiff church, and their…
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