Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Reese

JOHNSON, Chief Justice.

This suit was filed by appellees, Tom Reese and wife, Reba Reese, against appellants, The Texas & Pacific Railway Company and Humble Oil & Refining Company, in trespass to try title to a small tract of land located in the town of Hawkins, Wood County, Texas. In 1873 The Texas & Pacific Railway Company acquired title to ninety acres of the George Brower survey and subdivided it into blocks and lots as the townsite of Hawkins. A map, accompanied by an express dedication of the streets and alleys to public use, was duly executed, acknowledged and recorded. Thereafter The…