Stradt v. First United Methodist Church of Huntington

JOHNSON, Justice.

The issue to be resolved in this lawsuit is a “no evidence” point dealing with a parol partition of land. Suit was instituted by Anna Stradt, plaintiff in the trial court and petitioner here, for partition of a 177-acre tract of land and an accounting. The First United Methodist Church, defendant below and respondent here, filed a cross action in the nature of a trespass to try title suit. Upon trial to a jury, the trial court rendered a take-nothing judgment against Mrs. Stradt and further decreed that full title to the land be awarded to the Church. The court of civil…