Glass v. Upton

GRAY, Justice.

Appellees, Hattie Upton and husband Early Upton, brought this suit against appellant, alleging that Hattie Upton is the owner of 30 acres of land in Fayette County, Texas, which she purchased in good faith, for a valuable consideration and without notice of any claim or interest of appellant, the holder of a prior unrecorded deed; that such prior unrecorded deed is null, and void as to-appellee Hattie Upton, under the provisions of Art. 6627, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. They prayed that such deed be declared null and void as to the rights of Hattie Upton and that the cloud cast upon…