Perez v. Hernandez

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

This case arises from a series of conveyances, contracts and agreements between the parties with respect to the acquisition of a 15.87 acre tract in Hidalgo County. Refugio Perez sued John Hernandez Sr., alleging four distinct causes of action. One of these causes was abandoned at the outset of the trial, leaving constructive trust, usury and wrongful foreclosure to be tried. Judgment was entered for Perez on the basis of constructive trust. Hernandez counterclaimed for a judgment on a $6,000.00 note secured by a lien on the 15.87 acre tract. After a non-jury trial, the…