Schaeffer v. Williams
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Live Oak County; F. G. Chambliss, Judge. Action by Martha Williams and husband against Rowena Schaeffer. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
FLY, C. X
This is an action of trespass to try title instituted by appellees against appellant to recover an undivided 77/i2 8 interest in three certain tracts of land in Live Oak county, said tracts containing respectively 640, 320, and 320 acres, each patented to Henderson Williams, assignee of J. Poite-vent, as well as for rents and damages. Appellant pleaded not guilty, and limitations of three, five, and ten years. The cause was tried without a jury, and judgment rendered in favor of appellees for 69/128 of the three tracts of land herein mentioned.
The evidence showed that the guardian,…
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