Wilson v. Harris
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an appeal from Harris County. Glen M. Harris brought trespass to try title against James T. D. Wilson, August Ludtke, and against Harriet A. Sargent and Anna L. Plumb with whom were 'joined their husbands, and Frederick Miles. Defendants had judgment, and on plaintiffs’ appeal it was affirmed as to Ludtke and reversed and rendered as to the other appellees.
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Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an appeal from Harris County. Glen M. Harris brought trespass to try title against James T. D. Wilson, August Ludtke, and against Harriet A. Sargent and Anna L. Plumb with whom were 'joined their husbands, and Frederick Miles. Defendants had judgment, and on plaintiffs’ appeal it was affirmed as to Ludtke and reversed and rendered as to the other appellees. Application for writ of error by Wilson was granted, and also a separate application by Sargents, Plumbs and Miles. The property involved was 82 acres known as lots 15 and 16…
1Opinion of the Court
HENMAN, Associate Justice.
On March 17, 1841, W. P. Harris executed a trust deed to C. Ennis, trustee, conveying the land in controversy to secure the payment of the note of said Harris to Norton on the first day of January, 1843, said instrument being in the ordinary form, empowering the trustee upon default in payment of the note at maturity to sell the property to satisfy same. Harris died intestate in 1843, and in 1844 his wife was appointed administratrix of his estate and filed an inventory, including therein the property in controversy, and, the estate being insolvent, she and her…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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