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Worthington v. Baughman

19 S.W. 770, 84 Tex. 480, 1892 Tex. LEXIS 968
CourtTexas Supreme Court
DecidedMay 3, 1892
DocketNo. 7228.
StatusPublished
Cited by9 cases

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Worthington v. Baughman, 19 S.W. 770, 84 Tex. 480, 1892 Tex. LEXIS 968 (Tex. 1892).

Opinion

HOBBY, Presiding Judge,

Section A. — This is an action of trespass to try title, brought on March 6,1889, by appellant, T. F. Worthington, against the appellees, M. J. and F. M. Baughman, to recover the land described in the petition as being a part of the George 0. Bruner league and labor survey, and a part of the S. H. Barnwell 640 acres survey. The plaintiff owned both of these tracts of land, which were surveyed in October, 1854, and according to their field notes were adjoining surveys. The defendants claimed that there was a vacant strip of land between these surveys about 400 varas in width and 1124 varas in length, to which they were entitled by pre-emption. The cause was tried by a jury, and a verdict was rendered for the defendants. The plaintiff appeals.

The question in this case is, whether the strip, delineated on the accompanying sketch as lying between the Bruner and Barnwell surveys, is vacant land. The plaintiff owns the Barnwell 640 acres survey and an undivided one-half interest in the Bruner league and labor survey, and was in possession of both.

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