BARRERA v. RUIZ

No. 15865.

308 S.W.2d 578 (1957)

Benigno BARRERA, Appellant, v. Inez Garcia de RUIZ et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas. Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied January 17, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emilio F. Gutierrez, Rio Grande City, and Frank R. Nye, Jr., Rio Grande City, for appellant.

Emanuel Gassman, San Antonio, for appellee.


BOYD, Justice.

Appellees Inez Garcia de Ruiz and Aniceta Garcia Barrera recovered judgment canceling a deed signed by them, purporting to convey to appellant Benigno Barrera a tract of approximately 13 acres of land, which deed they alleged was procured by the fraud of appellant. In addition to a general denial, appellant pleaded laches and the four and ten year statutes of limitations.

Trial was to the court, and findings of fact and conclusions of law were...

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