Watts v. Corner, Walker & Davis
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Llano. Tried below before Hon. W. M. Allison. Mrs. Watts paid for the lots with her separate means. The title was taken in the name of W. T. Watts. He executed a mortgage on the lots to secure an antecedent debt owing by him to defendants, for which debt he then executed his note payable in twelve months.
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Appeal from Llano. Tried below before Hon. W. M. Allison. Mrs. Watts paid for the lots with her separate means. The title was taken in the name of W. T. Watts. He executed a mortgage on the lots to secure an antecedent debt owing by him to defendants, for which debt he then executed his note payable in twelve months. Mrs. Watts gave notice before sale of her equitable title; the mortgagees failed to show that they in good faith paid anything or suffered any loss or specific damage on account of said mortgage, and are not entitled to any extent to enforce it. Spur-lock v. Sullivan, 36 Texas,…
1Opinion of the Court
FISHEB, Chief Justice.
This suit was instituted at the December Term, 1892, of the District Court of Llano County, by appellant Elise M. Watts, joined by her husband, against Corner, Walker So Davis and Ben A. Ligón, seeking an injunction, which was granted, and which was asked to be perpetuated, restraining Corner, Walker So Davis, as plaintiffs in a certain judgment, and Ligón, as sheriff, from the execution of that judgment as to the certain lots described in said Elise’s petition in this suit. She alleged in said petition, that on November 26, 1887, said lots were sold to her and were paid…
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