Parmenter v. Kellis

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

On and prior to January Sth, 1931, Mrs. Samary Parmenter, a widow, was the owner of a half section of land in Archer County, Texas. The land was encumbered with a lien securing an indebtedness of something like $4,800 owing to the Federal Land Bank of Houston. The payments on this loan had been kept up to date, but. Mrs. Parmenter owed taxes against the land aggregating about $176. On the date mentioned, Mrs. Parmenter executed and delivered to T. J. Kellis a general warranty deed purporting to convey the land in question, and on January 13th, 1931, Mrs. Parmenter and…