Carstens v. Landrum

This suit was originally brought by Chas. G. Carstens against J. M. Landrum and wife on a promissory note for $2,000 and to foreclose a deed of trust lien on a tract of 200 acres of land in Atascosa county. Carstens died pending suit, and his executors have been duly made parties plaintiff. The note and the deed of trust securing it bear date April 12, 1918, but were in fact executed on April 15, 1918. The deed of trust was duly signed and acknowledged by both Landrum and his wife on the last-named date, and was delivered at the same time. The note represents a loan made on that date to…