Womble v. Shirley

Appellee Shirley filed this suit to enjoin appellant from selling block No. 19, Evants addition to the town of Hereford, under execution. Appellee alleges that he is the legal and equitable owner and entitled to the possession of said land. He specifically set out his title and the manner in which he acquired title in substance as follows: 'That on December 21, 1904, the block was owned and held by Add Ran College, a private corporation, and that said college acquired it by a regular chain of title from the sovereignty of the soil, having owned it since June 29, 1903; that on the 12th day of…