Houston Oil Co. of Texas v. McGrew
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, First District, in an appeal from Tyler County. The Oil Company sued MeGrew in trespass to try title. Defendant recovered a part of the land on title by limitation. The judgment being being affirmed on plaintiffs appeal, it obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Phillips
delivered tire opinion of the court.
This was a suit in trespass to try title by the Houston Oil Company of Texas to recover of MeGrew a 640-acre section of land in Tyler County. The defense was a limitation title to 160 acres under the statute, based upon improvements and ten years occupancy of a part of the section and an adverse claim to the whole of it. MeGrew prevailed under this plea on the trial, and the land was partitioned under the judgment, 160 acres, including his improvements, being set aside to him, and the remainder of the section being allotted to the Oil Company.
The land was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jumbo Cattle Co. v. Bacon & GravesTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Hooks v. KirbyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909
- Wing v. DunnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
- Watts & Walker v. WheelerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1895
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