Legal Opinion

Tom v. First Nat. Bank of Midland

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 11, 1937No. 3460PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appellants in their brief suggests no reason for reversal of the judgment against the executrix.

The first of the two propositions submitted reads: "As against the rights of the other partners, a mortgage given by one partner to secure his individual indebtedness cannot be enforced even though the creditor did not know at the time he took the mortgage that such property belonged to the partnership, unless such partners are estopped to set up their rights; especially is this true when such mortgage was given to secure a preexisting debt of the mortgagor."

Under the view we have of the case the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Steffian v. Milmo National BankTexas Supreme Court · 1888
  2. Case v. BeauregardSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  3. Menagh v. . WhitwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  4. Inge v. CainTexas Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Texas Land & Cattle Co. v. Carroll & IlerTexas Supreme Court · 1885

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Shindler v. Marr & Associates, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1985
  2. Jaramillo v. McLoyDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1967
  3. Park Cities Corporation v. ByrdCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Wenzel v. Brooks-Asbeck, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1948

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