Barnet v. Houston

JAMES, Chief Justice.

This action was by appellant to recover of appellee an undivided half of a 330-acre survey.

The following uncontradicted facts appear: Eliza Barnett owned the land in 1868, and in the spring of that year executed a deed in usual form conveying the tract to Jas. A. and W. L. Barnett, her sons, reciting the consideration of $330, no such consideration, however, existing. Thereupon W. L. Barnett executed to James F. Miller and A. J. McKean as trustee a deed to said tract and another tract belonging to W. L. Barnett individual!)', and a few wagons, accounts, etc., for the…