Smith v. Von Hutton

HENRY, Associate Justice.

This is an action of trespass to try title, brought by appellant. The defendants recovered judgment for the land.

Appellant is an unmarried man. In the year 1873 he bought the land in controversy—a lot in the city of Brenham-—-and at once began to live on it. He occupied a house situated on the lot as a home, and there lived with him in the house one Kell and his wife and their children. Kell’s wife is appellant’s cousin. They all lived together as one family, Kell and Smith both contributing to the support of all, and Mrs. Kell and her daughters doing the household…