Mast v. Orum

WALKER, Chief Justice.

On the 25th day of May, 1936, appellant, H. R. Mast, filed his petition in trespass to try title in district court of Nacogdoches county to recover of and from appellee, Ocie Orum, the title and possession of a six-tenth interest in a certain tract of 160 acres of land out of the J. W. Smith headright and the Jose Weeks survey in Nacogdoches county, and being the same land sold by B. S. Shirley, as guardian of Jessie Runnells, a lunatic, to R. E. Banks, in October, 1919. Appellee answered by plea of demurrers, not guilty, limitation, estoppel, etc.

Appellee holds the…