Gates v. Asher

The principal question here concerns the sufficiency of the description of land sought to be conveyed in a warranty deed as follows:

“All that certain land, property and premises located and being situate in the City and County of Galveston, Texas, and commonly known, designated and described as:

“All of Lots Number Ten (10), Eleven (11) and Twelve (12) in Block One Hundred Seventy-five (175), in Denver Resurvey No. 2, together with all improvements, appurtenances and hereditaments thereunto in anywise belonging or appertaining.”

The land actually owned by the grantor, used as a homestead for…