N. W. Pearson v. W. J. Doherty

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the lower courts' judgments awarding title to the 115-acre tract to Pearson and the 50-acre tract to Jensen, remanding the Pearson claim for a new trial, while affirming the one-acre award to Doherty and ordering costs. The Court held that conflicting jury answers on adverse possession issues cannot both stand and that hostility to the true owner is required for a ten‑year statute of limitations claim.