Barnett v. Squyres
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Parker County. Squyres sued Barnett in trespass to try title, and had judgment recovering the land, which was affirmed on appeal by defendant, who then obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.
This ivas an action of trespass to try title by Squyres against Barnett to recover the land in controversy. The answer was, not guilty. Both parties claim under Spain Fondren, their titles being as follows: Spain Fondren, on the 18th
day of February, 1896, executed to Squyres a mortgage on the land to secure a note executed at same time by Fondren to- Squyres, which mortgage was not recorded until February 2, 1897. It was foreclosed by judgment of the District Court in October, 1897, and a sale of the land was thereafter made under this judgment, and Squyres became…
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