Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. Sudduth
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Newton County; A. E. Davis, Judge. Trespass to try title by Katie V. Sudduth and others against the Houston Oil Company of Texas. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
’McMEANS, J.
This is an action of trespass to try title, brought by the plaintiffs, Katie V. Sudduth and others, against the Houston Oil Company of Texas, to recover an undivided two-fifths interest in 250 acres of land, part of the Lewis Donaho one-half league and labor, in Newton county, and for the possession of the entire 250-acre tract. The case was tried before the court without a jury, and resulted in a judgment for the plaintiffs for the title to the two-fifths interest sued for, and declaring defendant a trespasser, and awarding plaintiffs a writ of possession for the entire 250…
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