Henry v. the Texas Company

Appellants are the children and heirs-at-law of George Henry, deceased, and as such they claim title to a 70-acre tract of land in Columbia county. It was alleged in their complaint that on December 20,1917, George Henry purchased the property in question from one W. A. Rowland, and that he immediately moved on to the land, with his wife and children, thereby impressing it with the character of a homestead. It was alleged that the consideration for this conveyance was the sum of $1,000, of which $500 was borrowed by Henry from one Hamp Dickens, and that to secure this loan Henry delivered the…