O'Donnell v. C. R. Johns & Co.

HENRY, Associate Justice.

This suit was commenced in the year-1886 by Sarah Margaret Dickson, joined by her husband Hugh S. Dickson, and the corporation of C. R. Johns & Sons as plaintiffs, against M. Looscan, as administrator of the estate of James M. O’Donnell, deceased, and the heirs of said James M. O’Donnell, to recover two tracts of land, each containing 640 acres, patented by the Republic of Texas to CharlesKessler as assignee of H. A. Robinson.

The defendants pleaded not guilty.

The plaintiffs suggested to the court by their pleadings the death of Hugh S. Dickson, who they allege was…