Baker v. Elliott

HALE, Justice.

Appellee, T. E. Elliott, sued appellants, Arthur Baker, Desota Baker and Floyd Anglin, in trespass to try title for the recovery of 37 acres of land. Appellants answered with a plea of not guilty and by way of cross-action they affirmatively pleaded that appellee, in order to prove title to the land in dispute, would rely upon a purported deed of conveyance to him from their deceased parents, W. L. Baker and wife, dated March 12, 1940, but that such purported deed should be canceled and . set aside because it was in reality a void mortgage on the homestead of the grantors and…