Alexander v. Newton

LIGHTFOOT, Chief Justice.

We adopt the following statement of the ease as substantially correct: Appellant, M. S. Alexander, instituted this suit against W. P. Newton on January 30, 1893, in the usual .form of an action of trespasss to try title to recover a certain tract of land situated in Kaufman County, containing 124 acres, a part of the Andrew Nail league, the field notes and boundaries being particularly set forth in plaintiff’s petition. October 10, 1893, appellant, as plaintiff below, filed his first amended original petition, alleging that on January 1, 1893, plaintiff was lawfully…