Patton v. Texas Pac. Coal & Oil Co.

Mrs. Mattie C. Patton, a widow, and her children, J. H. Patton, joined by his wife, Mrs. Celia Patton, and Pay Patton Cox, joined by her husband, A. H. Cox, filed this suit in thei form of trespass to try title against the Texas Pacific Coal- & Oil Company, a corporation, to recover title and possession of six tracts of land, aggregating 2,486 acres, situated in Stephens county. Prom an adverse judgment in a trial before the court, the plaintiffs have appealed.

While appellants’ brief contains some 76 assignments, yet they may be grouped under six heads, to wit:(1) That the lease under which…