SCROGGINS v. ROPER

No. 993.

548 S.W.2d 779 (1977)

James SCROGGINS et al., Appellants, v. Opal ROPER, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

March 3, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank B. Murchison, Paxton, Whitaker & Parsons, Palestine, for appellants.

Richard L. Stone, Stone & Stone, Jacksonville, for appellee.


MOORE, Justice.

This is a forcible entry and detainer action. Plaintiffs, James Scroggins and wife, Mrs. James Scroggins, instituted suit against defendant, Opal Roper, seeking to oust her of possession of certain real property known as Lake Trail Restaurant in Frankston, Texas. They alleged that at the time they purchased the property from Mrs. D. J. Tarrant on April 4, 1975, defendant Opal Roper was in possession as a month-to-month tenant of Mrs. Tarrant, and that...

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