Gamble v. Banneyer

Mr. Judge Taylor

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section B.

This is a trespass to try title case in which plaintiffs Mrs. Nellie Gamble and her two children filed suit against Mrs. Dorothy Banneyer, independent executrix of the will and estate of William Banneyer, her deceased husband, to recover 190 acres of land in Brazoria county.

Plaintiffs, anticipating defenses, alleged that Mrs. Banneyer claimed title through a judgment rendered in favor of the State against Mrs. Gamble, the owner, and Alex Sharp, the lien holder, foreclosing the State’s lien for taxes, and sought an…