Brown v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““The burden of proof was upon Mary Brown to show that she held open, adverse and peaceful possession of the premises for ten years or more. Arts. 5510 and 5513, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.Stats. The proof must be clear and satisfactory. Moore v. Wooten, Tex.Com.App., 280 S.W. 742 . Appellant was an interested witness, her testimony was not conclusive. Hudson v. Hudson, Tex.Civ.App., 265 S.W.2d 137 . “The evidence in this case fails to show such exclusive, adverse, uninterrupted peaceful possession of the property by Appellant as to establish title under the ten-year statute of limitations, and even if the evidence had been sufficient to establish these facts, it was not conclusive in its nature, and under all the evidence the trial court did not err in finding, in effect, that Mary Brown had not discharged the burden of establishing title under the ten-year statute of limitations, and in awarding the lot to appel-lees who held a warranty deed to it.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Maldonado v. Spencer