Rickel v. Manning

WILSON, Justice.

Adverse possession is the principal issue in this trespass to try title case, in which judgment non obstante veredicto was rendered for defendant-appellee.

Plaintiffs contend that the court- erred in sustaining defendant’s motion to disregard the jury finding that plaintiffs and their predecessors in title held continuous adverse possession of the land in controversy for ten years or longer from 1909 to May 7, 1962. In determining the question we follow the test summarized in Burt v. Lochausen, 151 Tex. 289, 249 S.W.2d 194, 199.

Defendant holds the record title to the Beatty…