Wilkerson v. Schoonmaker

HENRY, Associate Justice.

—Appellant commenced this suit in the form of an action of trespass to try title to recover 305 acres of land.

The evidence shows that the land ivas conveyed to Mary A. Rudicil, the wife of W. A. Rudicil. She for the purpose of enabling her son J. A. Rudicil to sell it, and for no other consideration, made him a deed for the land. Subsequently she married J. Schoonmaker. On September 4,1883, J. A. Rudicil reconveyed the land to Mary A. Rudicil in that name instead of her then name, Schoonmaker. This deed was held by the grantee but not filed for record until the hour…