Broocks v. Payne

PLEASANTS, Chief Justice.

— This is an action of trespass to try title to a tract of 1578 acres of land, a part of the William Roberts headright league in Sabine County. The appellees, who recovered in the court below, are descendants of William Roberts, the original grantee, and claim by inheritance. The appellants claim under David Brown, and the only fact issue in the case is whether said Brown acquired the title of William Roberts and his wife, Sarah Roberts.

The trial in the court below without a jury resulted in a judgment in favor of appellees for a portion of the land claimed by them,…