Norris v. W. C. Belcher Land Mortgage Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Tarrant County. The mortgage company sued Norris for foreclosure and appealed from a judgment allowing it only a partial recovery. The judgment was reversed and rendered, whereupon Norris obtained a writ of error and the company’s application for writ of error was also granted.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.
The history of the transactions out of which this controversy grew is as follows: One Houston conveyed the land in question to Arch Norris, a minor, by deed which was not recorded. Houston afterwards conveyed the land to another, who conveyed it to Taylor. Taylor, to secure a loan, executed to the W. C. Belcher Land Mortgage Company the mortgage upon the land discussed further on. Thereupon, through his next, friend, Arch Norris instituted against Taylor an action in the form of trespass to try title to recover the land, joining the mortgage company, alleging the…
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