City of Dallas v. Etheridge

253 S.W.2d 640 (1952)

CITY OF DALLAS

v.

ETHERIDGE.

No. A-3607.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 10, 1952.

Rehearing Denied January 14, 1953.

H. P. Kucera, City Atty., H. Louis Nichols and Charles C. Wells, Asst. City Attys., Dallas, for petitioner.

Odeneal, Herndon & Franklin, Dallas, for respondent.

CALVERT, Justice.

I. G. Etheridge, as plaintiff, instituted this statutory trespass to try title action against the City of Dallas as defendant. Trial was to the court and fee title to the property was found to be in the plaintiff but right of possession was adjudged to be in the defendant. The Court of…