Brown v. Hobbs
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Wood. Tried below before the Hon. William W. Morris. Brown held a second lien on the property ordered to be sold; and the property sold for less than the amount of the first lien. The order of sale was made at the October Term, 1855 ; to be made for cash. The sale was made on the first Tuesday in February, 1856. The property was two blocks, one consisting of four lots, and the other of two.
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Appeal from Wood. Tried below before the Hon. William W. Morris. Brown held a second lien on the property ordered to be sold; and the property sold for less than the amount of the first lien. The order of sale was made at the October Term, 1855 ; to be made for cash. The sale was made on the first Tuesday in February, 1856. The property was two blocks, one consisting of four lots, and the other of two. In making the sale, the administrator divided the former into seven lots, and the latter into three. The report of the sale was filed March 31, 1856. Same day objections were filed by Brown,…
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
Appellee being administrator of the estate,, applied for and obtained an order to sell certain lots, for the purpose of paying debts and discharging the liens thereon, held under deeds of trust by Norton and Brown. The sale having been made, an “ account thereof ” was returned to the County Court by the administrator, with a prayer for its confirmation.
To this, appellant Brown filed his objections :
1st. That the order of sale was illegal; and,
2nd. That the account of sale was not returned to the County Court within thirty days, as directed by the Statute.
These objections were overruled, and…
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