Pirtle v. Henry

MOORE, Justice.

This is an action in trespass to try title. Plaintiffs, George W. Pirtle, and others, brought suit in the form of an action in trespass to try title against defendants, Mrs. Mary Jones Henry, and others, to recover title and possession of a 20.65-acre tract of land in Smith County, Texas. Defendants pleaded not guilty and claimed the entire tract by virtue of Articles 5510 and 5519, Vernon’s Annotated Texas Statutes, being the ten and twenty-five-year statutes of limitation. The cause was submitted to the jury on two special issues. By Special Issue No. 1, the jury was asked…