Thornton v. Wear
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; R. E. D. Roy, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Julia A. Thornton, as independent executrix of the will of John A. Thornton, deceased, and in her individual right, against W. O. Wear and others to enjoin the sale under execution of an alleged homestead. From judgment in her favor for part of the relief asked, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
This suit was instituted by Mrs. Julia A. Thornton as independent executrix of the will of her deceased husband, John A. Thornton, and in her own individual right, to enjoin the sale under execution of the west half of a lot in the city of Ft. Worth, fronting east 100 feet on Adams street and north on Daggett avenue 200 feet, and being 100 by 200 feet in area, upon allegations that the same was exempt from forced sale because it was a part of the homestead of herself and her deceased husband, John A. Thornton, during his lifetime, and has been a part of her homestead ever since his death. The…
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