Ballard v. Anderson
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Lavaca. Sent to Galveston by consent. Tried, below before the Hon. Fielding Jones. Petition filed August 20th, 1856, as follows: Your petitioners, Joseph J. Ballard and Robert M. Tevis, both resident citizens of the county and State aforesaid, would respectfully represent unto your honor, that on or about the 31st of May, 1855, Richard J. Anderson and Ann Anderson, his wife, made, executed and delivered unto 0. Ballard, of the said county and State, their certain…
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Appeal from Lavaca. Sent to Galveston by consent. Tried, below before the Hon. Fielding Jones. Petition filed August 20th, 1856, as follows: Your petitioners, Joseph J. Ballard and Robert M. Tevis, both resident citizens of the county and State aforesaid, would respectfully represent unto your honor, that on or about the 31st of May, 1855, Richard J. Anderson and Ann Anderson, his wife, made, executed and delivered unto 0. Ballard, of the said county and State, their certain obligation in writing, commonly called a deed of trust, which said instrument of writing is now recorded in the County…
1Opinion of the Court
Hemphill, Ch. J.
The most important and material facts in this case are, that R. J. Anderson and his wife, the appellees, conveyed in May, 1855, by deed of trust, to Harris, to secure a debt payable to C. Ballard, five hundred and seventy-one acres of land, on which was the homestead of the appellees, and upon which the said Ballard had a vendor’s lien for the purchase money; also, 140 head of cattle and 12 head of horses. Subsequently a judgment was recovered against the husband, R. J. Anderson, by Glass & Theobald for $149 95, was levied upon this property, and at a Sheriff’s sale the same…
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