Ewing v. Moran

GRAVES, Justice.

Appellant, S. W. Ewing, sued appel-lee, M. M. Moran, in the trial court in trespass to try title for “not more than 9 acres” of land in the James Cooksey survey in Marion County (part of a tract deeded on June 24 of 1939 by John B. Hussey, Jr., et al. to Dolly Bell Key).

Appellee answered that suit by pleas of general denial and not guilty, then specially vouched into the cause J. R. Ostrom — a co-appellant with Ewing herein — and, by cross-action against both Ewing and Os-trom, after disclaiming any interest in the fee of the 9 acres, alleged his own ownership of a…