Shumaker v. Byrd
Shumaker v. Byrd
Opinion of the Court
This is an action of trespass to try title, which resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and the defendants have appealed.
The first assignment complains of the alleged action of the trial court in refusing to postpone the trial, but the transcript contains no- bill of exception relating to the matter referred to, and the statement of facts, which is referred to in support of the assignment, does not sustain the same. In fact, it shows that the case was set for trial at a particular time; that appellants’ attorney at that time was otherwise engaged at another court; that he appeared in the court below just as the jury came in with the verdict, and before it was read asked for time to produce his evidence; but the testimony there referred to shows that the court offered to give the attorney ten minutes to get his witness, who, he said, lived in W]aco, where the case was being’ tried, but the attorney replied, “Just let it stand like it is;” and the court then stated, “I will set the verdict aside,” to which the attorney replied, “No, sir; just let it stand as it is.” Instead of that showing that an exception was reserved to the action of the court in refusing to allow appellants time to procure their testimony, it shows that the court offered to set the verdict aside in order to allow such time, but that appellants’ counsel objected to that course being pursued.
*462 On the day and year last aforesaid the defendants unlawfully entered upon the premises and ejected the plaintiff therefrom, “and unlawfully withholds from him the possession thereof, to his damage in the sum of $500; that your petitioner will further say to the court that said property is being occupied and used by the defendant's in a manner reasonably calculated to injure it, damage and destroy the market value thereof, and he fears the defendant will make use of such possession to injure said property.”
Considering all of the terms of the petition, we are of opinion that as against a general demurrer it is sufficient to support the judgment.
Some other questions are presented in appellants’ brief which we deem unnecessary to discuss in this opinion. They have all been considered and are decided against appellants.
No error has been shown, and the judgment is affirmed.
Affirmed.
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- SHUMAKER Et Al. v. BYRD
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