FORD v. SIMPSON

No. 5889.

568 S.W.2d 468 (1978)

Carl M. FORD, Appellant, v. Lola SIMPSON, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Rehearing Denied July 27, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Anderson, Jr. and David B. Anderson, Anderson & Anderson, Cleburne, for appellant.

Robert M. Mahanay, Mahanay & Higgins, Cleburne, for appellee.


HALL, Justice.

This is a suit in the nature of a declaratory judgment action for determination of the ownership of a tract of land of approximately 134 acres located in Johnson County.

On January 1, 1938, Bertie Smith executed a warranty deed to W. E. Jarrell conveying the tract in question. At that time W. E. Jarrell and appellee Lola Simpson were husband and wife. Mr. Jarrell died in April, 1938. Mrs. Simpson filed this suit in November, 1976, against appellant...

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