Eastham v. Sallis

Stayton, Associate Justice.

The statement of the nature and result of the suit, as made by counsel for plaintiff in error, is as follows: “P. Eastham obtained judgment, January 11, 1878, against D. E. Sallis in the district court of Washington county, and had the judgment recorded in Lampasas county, where the defendant D. E. Sallis owned one hundred and ninety-five and one-half acres of land.

“ D. E. Sallis executed a mortgage on the same land to J. R. *577Ealston May 23, 1878, to secure a note executed by him to Ealston, and which was recorded in Lampasas county.

“The judgment in favor of Eastham…