Decuir v. Houseman

R. L. MURRAY, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment on the verdict of the jury in a trespass to try title case in the District Court of Orange County. The appellant Decuir brought suit for title and possession of a 75-acre tract of land out of the I. & G. N. R. R. Survey, Section 17, and in his petition pleaded the 10 years statute of limitation, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. art. 5510. The defendant in the trial court was the appellee Houseman, who filed a formal answer, including plea of not guilty.

At the conclusion of the testimony the court submitted in its charge only the issue of 10…