Peterson v. Lowry
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Hunt. Tried below before the Hon. Green J. Clark. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Roberts, Chief Justice.
This is an action of trespass to try the title to 153 acres of land, part of the headright of M. H. Ragsdale, brought by appellants against appellee, who was admitted to have been in possession of the land when the suit was instituted, on the 28th of January, 1874.
Both parties claim title to the land under said Ragsdale, to whom a patent was issued for the land in 1860.
The title of the plaintiffs, as shown by the evidence, was a bond for title from said Ragsdale to J. L. Fowler, for 600 acres, including the land in controversy, for §600, on the 29th of November, 1867,…
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