Pierce v. Texas Rice Development Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Matagorda County. Tried below before Hon. Wells Thimpson.
1Opinion of the Court
PLEASANTS, Chief Justice.
— This is a suit in form of an action of trespass to try title brought by the Texas Bice Development Company against appellant J. E. Pierce, to recover 129 acres of land alleged to he a part of the Edward L. Holmes survey in Matagorda County. In addition to the usual allegations in an action of trespass to try title, plaintiff alleges, in substance, that it purchased the land in controversy from W. C. Moore, paying him therefor the sum of $9 per acre; that said Moore purchased same from the executors of the will of Abel H. Pierce, deceased, paying therefor the sum of…
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