Volunteer Council of Denton State School, Inc. v. Berry

OPINION

LAGARDE, Justice.

Volunteer Council of Denton State School, Inc. (Volunteer) appeals an instruct? ed verdict awarding Murdine Berry (Berry) title and possession of eleven and one-half acres of land located in rural Dallas County, Texas. 1 The trial court based its instructed verdict in this trespass to try title suit on a finding that Berry had established her unabandoned prior possession of the land as a matter of law, while Volunteer had failed to establish by competent proof any claim of title. Additionally, the trial court based its verdict on a finding that Berry had proved a prima…