Williams v. Barnett

Citations

• 52 Tex. 130
• 1879 Tex. LEXIS 120

Syllabus

<p>1. Evidence—Trespass to try title.—The defendant may, in trespass to try title, under tile plea of not guilty, set up any matter of defense except limitation, or that which involves affirmative equitable relief, both of which must be specially pleaded.</p> <p>2. Fraud—Fact case.—See opinion for badges of fraud surrounding a transaction which, unexplained, created such a presumption of bad faith that the court, which tried the case without the intervention of a jury, erred in upholding it.</p>