Vauter v. Greenwood
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; R. E. L. Roy, Judge. Suit by W. H. Greenwood and another against S. C. Vauter and wife. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
In its final form this suit is one by W. H. Greenwood and W. L. Sargent, appellees, against S. C, Vauter and wife to recover 240 acres of land in Reeves county. The plaintiffs’ petition is the ordinary one in trespass to try title, with the usual allegations'Of seizure and title in plaintiffs and ouster by the defendants. The defendants answered by the plea of not guilty, and the court, upon the conclusion of the evidence, gave a peremptory instruction to the jury to find for the plaintiffs, which being done, judgment in their favor was entered, and the defendants have appealed.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rothschild v. DaugherTexas Supreme Court · 1892
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- Sample v. IrwinTexas Supreme Court · 1876
- Clay County Land & Cattle Co. v. WoodTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Carr v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909
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