Berry v. Godwin

This suit was, an action in trespass to try'title by Thomas Berry against Perry Dethridge, his son-in-law, and Bertha Godwin, his granddaughter (her husband, Kirby Godwin, being joined with her pro forma) to recover 213 acres of land in Henderson county.

The suit as filed by Berry originally was for partition against -the defendants named, he alleging that Bertha Godwin owned an undivided interest of about 20 acres, that Perry Dethridge owned an undivided interest of about 10 acres, and that he (Berry) owned the remaining interest. By amendment Berry changed his suit from an action to…