Taylor v. Masterson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Dimmit County; W. D. Love, Special Judge. Trespass to try title by H. Masterson and others against J. S. Taylor and others. From an order sustaining a general demurrer and special exceptions to defendants’ pleas in re-convention, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
H. Masterson, and Ellen B. Ross, joined by her husband, J. O'. Ross, instituted this action of trespass to try title to 640 acres of land, known as the John Cummings survey against the appellants, J. S. Taylor, Ella G. Taylor, F. Yandervoort, the Nueces Valley Irrigation Company, Mrs. M. A. Hass, and her husband, Charles Hass. The Taylors opened up the pleadings in behalf of the appellants, by filing a plea consisting of about 16 pages of typewritten matter, which is denominated “Original Plea in Reconvention,” and it is followed by pleas in reconvention of each and all of the other…
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