Edwards v. Barwise

Gaines, Associate Justice.

This was an action of trespass to try title brought by appellee against appellant. Plaintiff alleged that he was the owner of an individual one-third interest in the land in controversy; and that he did not know who owned the other two-thirds. He prayed for the recovery of the possession of the entire tract, unless the defendant showed title to the other two-thirds, in which event he prayed for a partition. The pleas were a general denial, not guilty, the statute of limitations and improvements in good faith. Neither party set forth his chain of title. The plaintiff…