Fikes v. Buckholts State Bank

This was a suit by the appellee Buckholts State Bank, against its coappellee, A. J. Slone, and appellant J. D. Fikes, in trespass to try title to recover a 63%-acre tract of land in Milam county; and in the alternative to foreclose an abstract of judgment lien in favor of the bank against appellee Slone. The suit was tried to the court and resulted in a judgment in favor of the bank for the land in question. Fikes has appealed from this judgment, naming the bank and Slone as appellees in his .appeal bond. The controversy, however, is solely between the bank and Fikes.

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