Grand Court of Order of Calanthe of Texas v. Ebeling

BLAIR, Justice.'

Appellant, Grand Court of the Order of •Calanthe of Texas, sued the estate and heirs of A. C. H. Ebeling, deceased, for debt, consisting of 35 notes or bonds executed by Ebeling, payable to bearer, each for $1,000, aggregating $35,000; and to foreclose a deed of trust lien on 3,493.80 acres of land in Dimmit County, Texas, securing the debt. After executing the bonds and deed of trust lien and selling them to appellant, Ebeling executed an oil and gas lease on a certain 640-acre tract of the land covered by the lien to Charles A. Henderson, who assigned it to W. K. Hurd, who…