Poth v. Roosth

This case presents questions as to the effect and the validity of a “take nothing” judgment rendered December 19, 1938, by the district court of Nueces County in a suit brought by petitioner, Mrs. Josephine Poth and her husband, E. W. Poth, now deceased, against respondents Sam Roosth, Genro Drilling Company and others, affecting a tract of land adjoining the city of Corpus Christi and described as containing 14.21 acres, more or less.

The 14.21 acre tract of land, the title to which is in controversy, is part of a larger tract that was owned and occupied by E. W. Poth and wife as their…