Farmers' & Merchants' Nat. Bank of Kaufman v. Howell

Plaintiff in error filed this suit, and the parties will be designated herein as in the trial court. The only issue involved in this appeal is whether a mortgage given by G. W. Howell to plaintiff sufficiently described the cotton raised by Howell for the year 1920 in Kaufman county, to give plaintiff a mortgage lien on same, and to put the defendants, who purchased the cotton from Howell, on notice thereof. The mortgage is dated April 20, 1920, and the descriptive portion is:

“I, G. W. Howell, of Kaufman county * * ⅜ do by these presents mortgage, sell, and convey unto the Farmers’ &…