Continental Inv. Co. v. Bodenheimer

CODY, Justice.

On January 23, 1929, defendants Sarah Mintz and her husband, Abe Mintz (who were parties to the case below, but who have not appealed, and are no longer in this case), gave a deed of trust lien on a house and lot located in Houston, to secure the payment of their note for $5,-000 of even date, given to Gertrude Bod-enheimer; and on March 11, 1930, moved on to such property, and the nature of their occupancy of it thereafter up until the time of the trial was such as to make it their homestead. Thereafter the city council of Houston took -such appropriate and necessary…