Hough v. Hill

Gould, Associate Justice.

Appellants brought this action of trespass to try title against a number of defendants, the land in controversy being 2,866 acres of the Samuel Frost headright league. In an amended petition, the plaintiffs also pray for partition, if defendants or any of them be found to have title to a part of the land. Two of the defendants, in addition to their answer, filed a plea of intervention, asking judgment for the same land against some of their co-defendants; and one of the errors assigned is, allowing this plea and allowing intervenors to take judgment by default against…