Jordan v. Johnson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Parker County; D. M. Alexander, Special Judge. Action by Mary Jordan and others against Ed Johnson and another, in which Jane Britt and others'intervened. From a judgment for defendants and interveners, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
This suit was in trespass to try title to recover 160 acres of land in Parker county.
Plaintiffs and defendants all claim title as heirs of Henry Owens, deceased, who owned the land at the date of his death. Mary Jordan, one of the plaintiffs, was a sister of Henry Owens, and the other plaintiffs are descendants of Aaron Walker, deceased, who was a brother of Henry Owens, and the remaining plaintiffs are descendants of Lizzie Fullirlove, deceased, who was a sister to Henry Owens. Henry Owens was formerly a slave; his master living in Louisiana, where plaintiffs all reside at the present time.…
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