Batten v. Batten

497 S.W.2d 394 (1972)

R. P. BATTEN, Appellant,

v.

J. R. BATTEN et al., Appellees.

No. 15992.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

December 28, 1972.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1973.

William R. Vance, Bryan, for appellant.

Anthony Willy, Freeport, for appellee J. R. Batten.

Parten & Parten, Ben L. Parten, Jr., Franklin, for appellees Mrs. Jessie Smith and others.

Sallas, Griffith & Meriwether, Gus E. Meriwether, Crockett, for appellee Polly Bullock.

BELL, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment declaring that R. P. Batten held a one-half interest in a 61 acre tract of land in…