Jackson v. Stonebriar Partnership

WHITHAM, Justice (Retired).

This is a suit seeking reimbursement from a mortgagor for real estate taxes paid by a mortgagee after deed of trust foreclosure. The appellant-mortgagees, John A. Jackson and William H. Bowie, sued the appellee-mortgagor parties, Stonebriar Partnership and Marborough Texas Properties, Inc. (“Stonebriar”) for reimbursement. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. The trial court denied Jackson and Bowie’s motion and granted Stonebriar’s motion. Jackson and Bowie appeal from the resulting take-nothing judgment in favor of Stonebriar. The facts are…