Powell v. Tolbert

Mrs. Cora A. Tolbert and Mrs. Emma C. Elliott, joined by their respective husbands, instituted this suit to recover title to four tracts of land situated in Montague county. The suit was against Mrs. Annie B. Powell and Mrs. Nellie Overly,, who were personally served with citation and who filed answers, and a'gainst several other persons who were cited by publication, some of whom were represented by an attorney appointed by the court, and the plaintiffs’ suit as against the others was later dismissed.

It was alleged that the defendants were all asserting claim of title 'to the land, the…