Court Opinion

ID: 9833694
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 22:57:10.022176+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:44:05.956958
License: Public Domain

On Rehearing.
Appellant insists there is ample extrinsic evidence in the record identifying the property for which he sues. The evidence to which he refers was noted upon the original consideration of the case, and the conclusion reached that it was wholly insufficient for the purpose indicated. Briefly stated, it shows the course of the canal; the section of land upon which it begins, and those which it crosses; its length; the section upon which its dam is located; its distance and course from town of Pecos; that it was on west side of Pecos river and the only canal in that section of the country; also a map which shows the route of the canal and points at which it crosses section lines. 1-Iow this evidence would serve to identify with any degree of certainty whatever the limits and boundaries of the lands for which plaintiff sues and which he claims passed by the foreclosure proceedings is not pointed out by appellant, and it is not apparent to this court. It was necessary that such limits and boundaries be identified and made certain, and the evidence indicated wholly fails to serve this purpose. The banks of the canal, the sides of the ditches, the dam, and headgate of course can be readily found, but when this is done it does not serve to define the boundaries of the tracts upon which they are located, and which constitutes the subject-matter of the litigation.
The motion for rehearing is overruled.