Borders v. Highsmith

This appeal is from a judgment of the Eleventh district court of Harris county in favor of the appellee and against appellant for a certain tract of land in that county. In order to a clear understanding of the nature and purpose of this suit, it is necessary, perhaps, that we make a .brief statement of the nature and result of a prior suit between the same parties.

On April 7, 1917, H. D. Borders, the appellant here, filed a suit in the Eleventh district court of Harris county against C. C. High-smith, the appellee, in which Borders sought to recover from Highsmith the same tract of land that…