Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-16

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Sabas CavaZos BY q judgement Of
the District Court OF Cameron Coun-
ty. Texas. in a suit brought by said
Sabas Cavaz0S against Damacio Ca
ntu, the land herein conveyed being
the land received by Ynocente Ca
vazos de Reyes, daughter OF said
Sabas Cavazos, as her part Of the
same designated as Private Survey
Nc. 422 recorded in Volume A on
page 80 OF the Surveyors Record
OF Cameron County, Texas, dated
March 4. 1884, and described by
metes and bounds as follows:
Beginning at a post on the base
line set for the northeast corner OF
Private Survey No. 421 made for
Catarino Cavazos de Tiierina, as
same appears in Volume "A, on page
30 of said Surveyors Record for
the northwest corner OF this tract;
thence south 80 deg. and az min.
| east along base line 1888 feet TO
the northwest corner OF Private
Survey No. 423 made for Praiedis
Cavazos as same appears in said
Surveyors Record on page "a;
thence with west line of said PR
vate Survey No. 423 south 9 deg.
west IL min. 631.4 feet TO center Of
estero, formerly the bed Of the Rio
Grande River: then with center
line OF said estero north Il deg.
and % min. west 6S4.3 feet 70 the
southwest corner OF this tract and
the southeast corner Of said Priv
ate Survey No. 42l; thence with
east line OF said Private Survey
No. 421 north 9 deg. IL min. 1l9
feet to the place Of beginning, con-
tanning 1872 acres of land, being
the same land heretofore convey
ed by ". T. Yates. trustee. 20 Il. NJ
Club by deed recorded in Volume
20i, pages 600-60l, Deed Records
| of Cameron County, Texas. and
being also the same land hereto
fore conveyed by the said i. M.
Club to !. *. McDavitt and N.
X. Young by deed recorded in Vol
ume 2O4, pages 196-197, Deed Re-
| cords Of Cameron County, Texas.
II.
That plaintiffs are lawfully SELF
ed and possessed of the above pre-
misses and claim the same In fee
simple by a legal and record title
and color Of title. and that plain
tiffs are the ownerS in fee-Slmple
OF the above property holding legal
and equitable title thereto In pea
ceable and adverse possession
thereof under and by virtue OF the
statues OF limitation Of this the
state of Texas as follows:
a. BY virtue OF and under the
statute of three years limitation
under title by virtue of regular
chain Of transfer from and under
| sovereignty of the soil for more
than three years before their ~ause
Of action accrued herein
B. BY virtue Of and under the
statute Of three years limitation
under color Of title by consecutive
chain OF title down to plaintiff
for more than three years before
plaintiffs cause Of action accrued
herein.
C. BY virtue Of and under the
five years statute Of limitation.
having peaceble and adverse pos
session thereof, c~ultivating. using
and enjoying the same and paying
the taxes thereon, and claiming
respectively under a deed and I'M
der deeds duly regist red for more
than five years before their cause
Of action accrued herein.
D.. BY virtue of and under the
ten years statute OF limitation.
having peaceful and adverse pos
session thereof, ~cultivating, using.
and enjoying the same for more
than ten years before plaintiffs
cause Of action accrued he in.
III
That. although plaintiffs have
owned. held, used. cultivated and
enjoyed the lot Of land as above
alleged, defendants. in various
manners and at different times,
have asserted and calimed rights.
titles or interests in the above
land, all Of which asserted claims,
and each and every one Of them.
are unfounded, void and Of no
force and effect whatever, but, al
though void, such claims have q
tendency to actually injure lain
tiffs, the owners Of the ebove land.
by throwing a suspicion on the
title and d~epreciaitng the market
value thereof, thereby hindering
and adversely affecting an advan-
tageous disposition Of the same;
that, after diligent search and in
quiry, plaintiffs are unable to as
certain the nature and extent Of
defendants claim and claims, but
plaintiffs are OF the belief and 50
state the facts to be that such
claim or claims are by reason OF
each and all the defendants be-
ing the original grantee of de-
s~cend5rts, or husbands or wives OF
descendants. or heirs, assigns or
legal representatives Of descen-
dants. or heirs OF the original
grantee Of the San Pedro dc Car
ricitos'' grant Of land in Cameron
County. Texas, consisting Of three
leagues, being Confirmation Num-
Der 8 Of the acts OF the LegiSla-
ture of February 10, 1852. as shown
in Gammels Law Of Texas, Vol
ume 3. pages GAL 10 949. except,
however, that r. l.. Mayhem and
his unknown heirs and legal re-
representatives. are made defendants
because Of former ownership by r.
L. Mayhew of a iudgmen against
Ynocente G. Reyes, which judg-
msnt is for three hundred and
fifty-one dollars and sixty cents
(S351.60) plus interest and costs
and is distracted in Volume "A"
page 1856 Abstract of Judgment Re-
cords. Cameron County. Texas, but
is now long barred by the ten year
statute of limitation
WHEREFORE. premises conSid-
cred. plaintiffs pray that defen-
dants be cited TO appear and an
swer herein in the name and
time provided by law; that plain
tiffs recover OF and from defen-
dants, and Of and from each OF
them. the title 70 and the possess