P. J. Willis & Brother v. Chowning
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals, Second District, in an appeal from. Wilbarger County. Chowning brought suit against Willis & Bro. to recover land sold under execution. Defendant had judgment below, which, on plaintiff’s appeal, was reversed and rendered for appellant. Appellee procured writ-of error from Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
Chowning sued Willis and Bro. in the District Court of Wilbarger County to set'aside a sale of certain real estate made by virtue of an execution issued upon a judgment in favor of Willis and Bro. and against the plaintiff, W. R. Morrison, and one Sumner. Upon the trial in the District Court judgment was entered for the defendants, Willis and Bro., which was reversed by the Court of Civil Appeals and a judgment entered for the plaintiff, Chowning, to review which this writ of error was granted.
The facts, as found by the Court of Civil Appeals and as shown by the…
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