Gallup v. County of Liberty

NEILL, Associate Justice.

"This suit was brought by the County of Liberty, appellee herein, against David L. Gallup and East Texas Oil Company, appellants herein, and C. M. Votaw, C. W. Nu-gent, Oscar E. Oates, A. G. Hodges, A. W. Hodges, J. K. Humble, J. W. Humble and E. D. Saunders, to recover the title to ten certain tracts of land, aggregating about sixteen thousand acres, situated in the counties of Polk, Hardin and Tjder. The suit was in the ordinary form of action in trespass to try title. Of the defendants, David L. Gallup was a resident and citizen of the State of New York, the East…