Holder v. Scott

DAVIS, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellee, Howard L. Scott, filed suit in the Fifth Judicial District Court of Bowie County, Texas, against defendant-appellant, Carmen Holder, a widow, in the nature of a partition suit involving about five acres of land. The parties will be referred to as in the trial court.

Plaintiff and defendant were formerly husband and wife. They married in Tex-arkana, Arkansas, on March 9, 1930, and lived together until October 22, 1932. On April 28, 1931, they acquired the 5 acre tract of land. They lived in Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas. Plaintiff left defendant and went to…