Kirby v. Hayden
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Hardin County.. Tried below before Hon. L. B. Hightower.
1Opinion of the Court
PLEASANTS, Associate Justice.
This is an action of trespass to try title to a survey of 1,476 acres of land in Hardin County brought by Sarah L. Hayden and others as heirs and devisees of Peter Hayden against John H. Kirby, W. L. Moody and Lit Swearengen. The suit' was filed on December 20, 1900. W. L. Moody disclaimed title, and the other defendants answered by plea of not guilty and special pleas of limitation of two, three, five and ten years.
After the institution of the suit the defendant Kirby conveyed the land to the Houston Oil Company and by an amended petition the receivers of said…
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