Temple Lumber Co. v. Mackechney
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Ninth. Supreme Judicial District. Action by Mrs. M. E. Mackechney and others against the Temple Dumber Company and others. Judgment for plaintiffs giving them insufficient relief was reversed by Court of Civil Appeals, and judgment rendered, giving them relief asked for (197 S. W. 744), and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtSonfiebd, P. J.
Action in trespass to try title by Mrs. M. E. Mackechney et al., plaintiffs, against the Temple Lumber Company et al., defendants, to recover title to and possession of the A. W. Canfield Headright league in Sabine county, Tex. Plaintiffs, in addition to the statutory allegations, specially pleaded title in themselves under the 3, 5, and 10 years’ statutes of limitation, specially claiming under the 10-year statute in virtue of a memorandum of title, which they asserted fixed the boundaries of the possession to include the entire league. 'Some of the defendants impleaded their warrantors. The…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- MacKechney v. Temple Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1917
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