Crockett v. Root

Plaintiffs, the heirs of Mack Crockett, deceased, here sued to recover possession of 160 acres of land owned by Mack Crockett in his lifetime and to quiet title thereto. Defendants resisted, claiming under a deed executed by Crockett and a judgment of the district court of Marshall county in a former suit, entered after the death of Mack Crockett, adjudging the deed to be valid. Judgment was rendered for defendants on the pleadings, and plaintiffs appeal.

The allegations of plaintiffs’ pleadings, which for the purpose of this appeal must be taken as true (Roxoline Petroleum Co. v. Craig, 150…