de Lara v. Furnish

On January 1, 1925, J. A. Baker and wife conveyed to O. Lopez de Lara certain real property in Bexar county, the community property of the grantors. As a part of the consideration fpr the conveyance, Lara executed and delivered his negotiable promis,-sory installment note for $11,300, payable to J. A. Baker, and 'secured by deed of trust upon the land. The note bore 8 per cent, interest from its date, and contained the usual attorney’s fee and accelerated maturity clauses.

The wife of J. A. Baker died intestate on May 16, 1928, being survived by her husband and a grown son, Robert M. Baker. No…