Odom v. Empire Building & Loan Ass'n

BOND, Chief Justice.

On May 15, 1937, appellee, Empire Building & Loan Association, a corporation, chartered under and governed by the laws of Texas relating to building and loan associations, instituted this suit against appellant, Fay Odom, primarily, in trespass to try title and, alternately, for debt and foreclosure of deed of trust lien on certain described property then in the possession of appellant. At the conclusion of the testimony, the cause being tried to a jury, the court instructed a verdict for plaintiff for title and possession of the property in controversy. For convenience,…