MANKEY v. ADAMS

No. 4845.

18 F.2d 60 (1927)

MANKEY et al. v. ADAMS et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 17, 1927.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. D. Minor and Samuel C. Lipscomb, both of Beaumont, Tex. (Minor & Lipscomb, of Beaumont, Tex., on the brief), for appellants.

J. M. Combs, of Liberty, Tex., and Oswald S. Parker, of Beaumont, Tex. (Smith, Crawford & Sonfield, of Beaumont, Tex., on the brief), for appellees.

Before WALKER, BRYAN, and FOSTER, Circuit Judges.


FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

This is an action in trespass to try title under the Texas practice. It was begun in a state court by some of the appellees, and removed to the District Court by appellants, after which the other appellees intervened. The pleadings are voluminous, but the issues may be briefly stated.

Appellees, asserting ownership as the heirs at law of Claiborne West, a distinguished early settler of Texas, sued to recover the title and possession...

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