Douthit v. Robinson

Citations

• 55 Tex. 69
• 1881 Tex. LEXIS 83

Syllabus

<p>1. Description—Deed.— However full and precise may be the description of a survey in a deed or field notes, still, to identify it on the ground, resort must be had to personal knowledge or other information or extrinsic evidence. If by this knowledge, information or evidence, when applied to the description contained in a deed or field notes, the land can be found-and identified on the ground with reasonable certainty, the description should not be held void for ambiguity.</p> <p>2. Fact case—Description in deed.—See statement and opinion for a description of land contained in a deed deemed sufficient with the aid of extrinsic evidence determining its locality, and the deed to which, when recorded, was held to operate as constructive notice to subsequent purchasers.</p>