Trustees of College of De Kalb v. Williams
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bowie County; P. A. Turner, Judge. Action by the Trustees of the College of De Kalb against Jim Williams. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
The trustees of the College of De Kalb instituted -this suit against the appellee, 'Williams, to recover a tract of land situated in Bowie county. They claim the land as a part of a grant- from the republic of Texas, made at the time the College of De Kalb was created.
Among other defenses, the appellee, defendant below, pleaded an adverse possession extending over a period of more than 10 years next before the institution of this suit. To this plea appellants demurred, upon the ground that it Constituted no defense; but the demurrer was overruled, and a judgment entered in favor of the…
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