Masterson v. Harrington
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County. Trespass to try title by H. Masterson against Sarah Harrington and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
Appellant filed suit in the district court of Harris county against ap-pellees in trespass to try title, seeking to recover certain land out of the Victor Blanco five-league grant in said county.
In 1835 title to three leagues in the lower part of the Victor Blanco grant was vested in Lorenzo De Zavalla, Jr.; the premises in controversy herein being a part thereof. Appellant claims title by regular chain from De Zavalla, and defendants claim title under numerous duly recorded conveyances originally emanating from Emily Hand. Appellees contend that the premises in controversy were, in fact,…
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