King v. Berryman

FINLEY, Associate Justice.

Statement.—Plaintiff in error, E. Kent, who was plaintiff below, filed his original petition on January 2, 1894, against E. E. Berryman and Edward Wilson. Plaintiff sued in trespass to try title for 45 acres of land near Dallas, Texas; a writ of sequestration was issued, and the defendant Berryman replevied the land. On January 17, 1894, a disclaimer was filed by Edward Wilson.

On February 19, 1895, plaintiff filed his second amended original petition. In this he alleged that on January 1, 1894, he was the owner and in possession of seven certain tracts of land, which…