MITCHELL v. BURLESON

No. 7225.

466 S.W.2d 646 (1971)

John MITCHELL, Appellant and Appellee, v. Clayton D. BURLESON, Appellee and Appellant.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

March 25, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. R. Malone, Huntsville, Alvis S. Ellisor, Cleveland, for appellant.

James E. Faulkner, Coldspring, Ross Hightower, Livingston, for appellee.


KEITH, Justice.

Both parties have appealed from the judgment entered below, and we have consolidated the appeals and will refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court. Mitchell, as plaintiff, brought suit in trespass to try title to eighty acres of land situated in San Jacinto County, relying upon his adoption by estoppel and also claimed under the ten-year statute of limitation.

Burleson, as defendant, pleaded not guilty and claimed title to the...

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