McGeorge v. Van Meter

ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JAMES R. NORVELL

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an action in trespass to try title brought by Ruth Van Meter and others against Mary E. McGeorge for the recovery of title and possession of an undivided one-half of all the oil, gas and other minerals in, on and under a 95.34 acre tract of land situated in Wise County, Texas. Judgment for the plaintiffs was rendered by the District Court and affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals.

The case turns upon the question of whether or not a deed of trust foreclosure sale held on January 5, 1937 effectively passed the Stokes…