Gibbs v. Eastham

Appellant, J. D. Gibbs, began this suit against appellee, L. C. East-ham, in the district court of Haskell county on April 6, 1908, for partition or division of 80 acres of land, described in his pleading, alleging that appellant and appellee each own an undivided one-half interest therein. On May 23, 1908, appellee answered, denying that appellant had any interest in the land, pleaded a cross-action of trespass to try title for the entire 80 acres, and also pleaded the statutes of limitations of three, five, and ten years as a bar to appellant’s recovery of any part of the land. The case was…