McBurney v. Knox

This was an action, brought by plaintiffs in error against defendant in error, to recover an undivided % interest in 354 acres of land in Sabine County.

Defendant in error sought to defeat the title of plaintiffs in error by showing that he held a superior title, which had been acquired under the five years statute of limitations.

The practically undisputed facts disclosed that one Garlington entered on the 354 acres about 1896, clearing and fencing about 15 acres during that year; that Garlington claimed only the land within bis enclosure from 1896 to 1905; that William Knox owned an undivided…