Scott v. Wilson

STOKES, Justice.

This is an action' in trespass to try title instituted by the appellees, Les Wilson and his wife, against the appellant Henry Scott, to recover the title and possession of a town lot in the town of Vernon. The petition of appellants was in the usual statutory form and the material parts of appellant’s answer consisted of a general denial and plea of not guilty.

It was stipulated at the trial that R. L. McNutt was the common source of title. McNutt had purchased the lot from Elizabeth Knipp on May 11, 1920 and, as part of the purchase price, he executed a promissory note in the…