Compton v. Hatch
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Red River County; Ben H. Denton, Judge. Action by R. N. Compton, as administrator of Ridge Paschal, deceased, against Frank W. Hatch and others. From a judgment, for plaintiff, for insufficient relief, he appeals. This was an action of trespass to try title commenced and prosecuted by appellant, as administrator of the estate of Ridge Paschal, deceased, against appellees D. P. Whitley, R. C. Graves, E. A. Dillon, and Frank W. Hatch.
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Appeal from District Court, Red River County; Ben H. Denton, Judge. Action by R. N. Compton, as administrator of Ridge Paschal, deceased, against Frank W. Hatch and others. From a judgment, for plaintiff, for insufficient relief, he appeals. This was an action of trespass to try title commenced and prosecuted by appellant, as administrator of the estate of Ridge Paschal, deceased, against appellees D. P. Whitley, R. C. Graves, E. A. Dillon, and Frank W. Hatch. The land was described in appellant’s petition by its metes and bounds, and as a survey of 8,676,872 square varas made by virtue of U.…
1Opinion of the Court
WILLSON, O. J.
(after stating the facts as above). It appears that the 8,676,872 square varas, about 1,536 acres, claimed by appellant’s intestate, was surveyed March 19, 1874, and patented January 31, 1907. It further appears that the 640 acres of said 1,536 acres claimed by .appellee Hatch was surveyed June 15, 1876, in accordance with an application therefor made May 14, 1875, renewed April 18, 1876; and that same was patented May 30, 1878; and that the 115% acres thereof claimed by appellee Dillon was surveyed April 30, 1880, without an application in writing having been made therefor, and…
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