Etheridge v. City of Dallas

246 S.W.2d 692 (1952)

ETHERIDGE

v.

CITY OF DALLAS.

No. 2997.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

February 14, 1952.

Rehearing Denied March 6, 1952.

Odeneal, Herndon & Franklin, Dallas, for appellant.

H. P. Kucera, City Atty., H. Louis Nichols, Asst. City Atty., Dallas, for appellee.

HALE, Justice.

I. G. Etheridge, appellant, brought this suit as a formal action in trespass to try title against the City of Dallas for the purpose of recovering the title and possession of a certain tract of land situated within the corporate limits of the municipality. Appellee answered with a plea of not guilty and, in…