Hamilton v. Empire Gas & Fuel Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
SELLERS, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the 124th district court from Gregg county wherein J. G. Hamilto'n and others are plaintiffs and Empire Gas & Fuel Company and a great number of others are defendants. The action is one in trespass to try title, and involves the title to the 320-acre John Tate survey located on the south bank of Sabine river in Gregg county. There was a jury finding that defendants had title by both the five and the ten-year statutes of limitation, and the court entered judgment accordingly. From this judgment, plaintiffs have appealed to this…
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