Legal Opinion

Stevens v. Polk County

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 8, 1909PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Throckmorton County. Tried below before Hon. Cullen C. Higgins.

1Opinion of the Court

KEY, Associate Justice.

— This is an action in form of trespass to try title, but is really a boundary suit. The plaintiff, Polk County, alleged in its petition that it was the owner of three leagues of land in the counties of Baylor and Throckmorton, and that the defendant J. W. Stevens resided in Baylor County. The petition charged that the defendant had unlawfully entered upon and ejected the plaintiff from 340 acres of the land referred to, and gave the specific boundaries of the 340 acres, showing that it was located in the northwest corner of the three leagues first described in the…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Craig v. Pittman & Harrison Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1923
  2. Brooks v. Wichita Mill & Elevator Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1919
  3. Waldrep v. RoquemoreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
  4. Drummond v. Allen Nat. BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
  5. Poole v. Pierce-Fordyce Oil Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919

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