Case Name: METTAUER v. WEEKS et al.
Court: Texas Courts of Civil Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1939-11-09
Citations: 134 S.W.2d 493
Docket Number: No. 3538
Parties: METTAUER v. WEEKS et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 134
Pages: 493–493

Head Matter:
METTAUER v. WEEKS et al.
No. 3538.
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas. Beaumont.
Nov. 9, 1939.
Rehearing Denied Nov. 29, 1939.
. J. R. Bogard, of San Augustine, and Seale & Thompson and L. B. Fowler, all of Nacogdoches, for appellant.
Ramsey & Ramsey, of San Augustine, for appellees.

Opinion:
WALKER, Chief Justice.
This was an action in trespass to try title by appellees, Nettie Weeks and her husband, Alfred Weeks, against appellant, E. T. Mettauer, to recover an undivided one-half interest in 44.4 acres of land, a part of the A. Gray survey in San Augustine county. On trial to the court without a jury, judgment was in favor of appellees, among other grounds, on their plea of limitation of ten years. In finding for the appellees on their plea of limitation, the court necessarily found against appellant on his plea of limitation. Appel-lees offered testimony to the effect that for more than ten years they had been in possession of the land in controversy, claiming, using, and enjoying it, under all the conditions of the statute of limitation of ten years. Appellant offered testimony strongly controverting appellees' theory of the case. However, the trial court was' the judge of the weight of the testimony and the credibility of the witnesses. It follows that his judgment on the facts should be affirmed, and it is accordingly so ordered.
Affirmed.