W. C. Belcher Land Mortgage Co. v. Taylor
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error from District Court, Bastrop County; Ed R. Sinks, Judge. Action by Mahala Taylor and others against the W. C. Belcher Land Mortgage Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Findings of Fact.
JENKINS, J.
1. Charles H. Glover purchased the land in controversy in 1882 from John Wilkes, and executed therefor his several promissory notes, two of which were for the sum of $300 each, due respectively on or before October 15, 1887 and 1888, with 19 per cent, interest thereon after maturity, and provided that they might be liquidated in cotton at 10 cents per pound, basis good ordinary.
2. Glover, with his wife, one of the defendants in error, moved upon the land at the time he purchased the same, and resided thereon as his homestead until his death; and his wife continued…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Rothschild v. DaugherTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Pitschki v. AndersonTexas Supreme Court · 1878
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. ClemonsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1898
- Johnson v. DyerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1898
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