Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. Davis
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Newton County ; A. E; Davis, Judge. Trespass to try title by E. M. Davis and others against the Houston Oil Company of Texas and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and the named defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMiddlebrook, J.
This is a suit in trespass to try title by the appellees against the appellant, Houston Oil Company of Texas. Appellant answered by plea of not guilty, and pleaded specially the three, five, and ten year statutes of limitation, and in addition thereto pleaded over against its war-rantors. The case was tried in the district court of Newton county, Tex., before a jury, on the 3d day of March, 1915; the trial court peremptorily instructing a verdict for plaintiffs against the defendant, Houston Oil Company of Texas, and also against the warrantors to the Houston Oil Company; but the Houston Oil…
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