Gilbough v. Runge
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an appeal from Tarrant County. Runge sued Gilbough and others, vendees of the latter, to foreclose a vendor’s lien, and, on limitation being pleaded to the notes, amended seeking recovery of the land, to which action Gilbough’s vendees pleaded limitation. A judgment for defendant was reversed and rendered in favor of Runge on his appeal, and appellees obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
On the 19th day of March, 1889, H. J. Runge, being the owner of the land in controversy, conveyed it to F. M. Gilbough by warranty deed for a cash consideration, which was paid, and for two notes each for the sum of $525.00, due respectively in one and two years. The deed expressly retained the vendor’s lien to secure the payment of the two notes and each note recited that it was for part of the purchase money of the land. The deed showed the residence of Gilbough and Runge to be in Galveston County. The land was situated in Tarrant County, but -the deed from Runge to…
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