Roe v. Davis

This suit is in the form of an action of trespass to try title, and was instituted by Mrs. D. Davis, the appellee, to recover of the appellant, John Roe, a lot situated in the city of Texarkana. After a general denial and plea of not guilty, the appellant specially pleaded that the plaintiff was claiming title under a sale and conveyance made by a trustee in a deed of trust theretofore given by appellant upon the property sued for, and that the sale and conveyance were void because at the time the trust deed was given the property was the homestead of appellant and not subject to the…