Poland v. Porter
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Harris County. Tried below before Hon. Chas. E. Ashe.
1Opinion of the Court
WEILL, Associate Justice.
This suit was brought on the 19th of September, 1904, by W. P. Porter against F. M. Poland and wife, H. W. Poland, and William Hobbs and wife, Silvian Hobbs> in trespass-to try title to a tract of 535 acres of land, which tract includes 50 acres known as the Lee and Davis tract which is excluded from the suit. Besides the usual allegations in petitions of actions of this character, the plaintiff alleged title to the premises under and by virtue of the three, five and ten years statutes of limitation.
The defendants, after interposing a general demurrer, a plea of not…
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