Legal Opinion

De Guerra v. De Gonzalez

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 8, 1921No. 6582PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Jim Hogg County; Hood Boone, Judge. Action by Manuela Barrera de Gonzalez and others against Virginia Cox de Guerra and others in trespass to try title. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

In 1908 Jesus Guerra Gonzalez was the owner of about 25,000 acres of land situated in Starr county. In November of that year he incumbered the land with a deed of trust to secure his note to Mary J. Luby for $23,000, and in 1910 further incumbered it with a deed of trust to secure his note to Francisco Laborde for $10,000. In 1915 he executed a third deed of trust to secure the payment of a second note to Laborde for $1,807.27; also in 1915 one A. Costerveen secured a judgment against Gonzalez in the county court of Starr county for $712.87 and $11.50 costs, and abstract thereof was filed in…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Howard v. NorthTexas Supreme Court · 1849
  2. Northcraft v. OliverTexas Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Duke v. ReedTexas Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Moore v. BlaggeTexas Supreme Court · 1897
  5. French v. GrenetTexas Supreme Court · 1881

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Phillips v. LathamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Polk v. CareyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
  3. Minchew v. HankinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
  4. Silliman v. OliverCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921
  5. Williams v. Connor Bros.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1935

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