Moore v. Whitis
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Caldwell. The case was tried before Hon. John Ireland, one of the district judges. This was a case that originated in the county court of Caldwell county, by the appellants, against O. W. Whitis, administrator of Thomas Catton, deceased, and Esther Catton, the widow of Thomas Catton, intervenor.
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Appeal from Caldwell. The case was tried before Hon. John Ireland, one of the district judges. This was a case that originated in the county court of Caldwell county, by the appellants, against O. W. Whitis, administrator of Thomas Catton, deceased, and Esther Catton, the widow of Thomas Catton, intervenor. Petition filed 5th May, 1866. The appellants allege, that on the 19th February, 1860, Thomas Catton, deceased, executed to them a note for $917 45, due eleven months after date; that on the 7th day of February, 1861, Thomas Catton executed to them a mortgage upon part of a lot and…
1Opinion of the CourtMorrill, C. J.
This suit was brought by Moore v. Whitis, administrator of Catton, deceased, for the fore*444closure of a mortgage, given by the deceased in Ms lifetime upon a town lot, to secure payment of a note, also given by the deceased to said Moore. Esther Catton intervened, alleging that she was the surviving widow of the deceased; that at the time of the execution of said mortgage, and from that time to his death, said lot was a portion of the homestead, and that the same, together with the residence and all the real estate possessed by the deceased, did not exceed in value $2,000. The jury having been…
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