First Baptist Church of Ft. Worth v. Baptist Bible Sem.

The First Baptist Church of Fort Worth brought this suit against the Seminary and others. The question is which of the two has title to a tract of land known as the Sweet Dormitory tract. The Seminary, by ordinary warranty deed, conveyed the property to the Church. The Seminary contends that a resolution of its directors shows as a matter of law that the deed was not intended to convey title to the property b,ut was in the nature of a mortgage to secure an indebtedness. The trial court instructed the jury to return a verdict for the Church. That judgment was reversed and the cause was…