Thompson v. Gallagher

GILL, Associate Justice.

—This suit was brought by appellant in the form of an action of trespass to try title to recover of appellee a section of land numbered 4.02, which, by amendment, appellant claimed he had purchased from the State as public school land. By this amendment appellant pleaded the various things which had been done toward the completion of his purchase. The defendant answered by plea of not guilty.

The trial court, after hearing the facts, instructed the jury to return a verdict for appellee, stating his reasons therefor in the charge.

It was shown that in 1897 appellant made…