Small v. Morris

This is a suit involving a contract to exchange properties between petitioner and respondents. Respondents, Morris, as plaintiffs below, filed suit against Small in the nature of a trespass to try title suit for three tracts of land in Dallas County, Texas. Defendant answered by a plea of not guilty and general denial and a cross action for damages on account of alleged misrepresentations concerning certain land and improvements thereon in Cameron County, Texas, which plaintiffs had contracted to exchange for defendant’s Dallas property. Trial was to a jury which made answer to certain…