Messer v. Carnes

GALLAGHER, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted in the district court of Smith county by appellants, Mrs. T. J. Messer and her husband, T. J. Messer, against appellee, Robert G. Carnes, to recover from him an undivided one-half interest in 128 acres of land situated in said county and to require him to execute a deed to appellant Mrs. Messer conveying such interest therein to her. Appellants alleged that said land was the separate property of Mrs. Frances Carnes Harris, deceased; that Mrs. Messer and ap-pellee were her only children arid heirs at law and inherited said land as such..…