TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY v. HUGHES

No. 7544.

504 S.W.2d 822 (1974)

TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY et al., Appellants, v. Neal HUGHES et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DeLange, Hudspeth, Pitman & Katz, Houston, for appellants.

W. R. Malone, Lloyd C. Martin, Huntsville, for appellees.


DIES, Chief Justice.

This is a trespass to try title suit. Trial was to a jury which found: "that Plaintiffs' ancestors under whom they claim, had and held peaceable and adverse possession of the property in controversy. . . using, cultivating or enjoying the same for any period of ten consecutive years or more prior to June 10, 1959" (S.I. No. 1); "that Plaintiffs had and held peaceable and adverse possession of the property in controversy . . . using, cultivating...

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