Parrish v. Jackson

Citations

• 69 Tex. 614
• 7 S.W. 486
• 1888 Tex. LEXIS 906

Syllabus

<p>1. Possessor in Good Faith. — To constitute one a possessor in good faith he must not only believe that he is the true owner, and have reasonable-grounds for that belief, but he must be ignorant that his title is con tested by one having or claiming a better right, unless he has strong grounds to believe that the adverse claim is destitute of legal foundation. If, by investigating the records of his county, he can ascertain that his own title, which contains only a special warranty, is worthless, and he improves the land, he can not, on eviction of the true owner, be regarded as a possessor in good faith, and be entitled to compensation for his improvements.</p> <p>2. Description. — A deed conveying many tracts of land attempted to con- • vey land by the following description: “Three hundred and twenty-four acres, Milton Sweeney tract, in Polk county, valued at one hundred and seventy-one dollars,” held that the description considered in connection with other deeds in the line of the claimant’s title, which described more specifically the survey, sufficiently identified the land.</p>